Some Americans have been kidnapped in Iraqi according to a confirmation made by the US embassy in Baghdad. An official in Baghdad told CNN that three contractors went missing on Friday and their whereabouts is not yet known. "A company filed a report Sunday about three of its staff missing two days ago. They are American contractors.We are looking into this report," the senior official security official said. US state department official, John Kirby, has stated that the security and safety of American citizens abroad is their utmost concern and would work out modalities for their rescue.
Moreover, there was an unconfirmed reports from Iraqi security about the abduction of three Americans and one Iragi translator at the southern Baghdad. A BBC reporter in Baghdad, Jim Muir reported that it would be a big blow to hopes of stability and progress in Iraqi, if the kidnapping is a serious one.
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