Foreign hostages in Iraq
US and Iraq search for Americans kidnapped in Baghdad
United States and Iraqi authorities were searching on Jan. 18 for three Americans who were kidnapped in Baghdad, the latest group of foreign nationals abducted in recent months.
Kidnappers have recently seized Qataris and Turks, but it has been years since Americans were abducted, and Iraqis have suffered the most from kidnappers seeking ransoms or to settle scores.
Video Purports to Show Beheading of US Journalist Steven Sotloff
A video showing the purported beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff held hostage by Islamic State has been released online, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.