3 Danish Soldiers Captured?
a number of Arabic news websites, affiliated with armed groups in Iraq, are reporting that 3 Danish troops were captured by an "Iraqi resistance group".
A Danish military spokesman in Copenhagen confirmed that one soldier was killed and five wounded, without any more details about missing troops.
This news comes one day before Denmark's parliament is to debate the withdrawal of the Danish troops from Iraq, and one day after 3 U.S. troops were captured around Baghdad.
(UPDATE: other news sources just reported that the three captured danish soldiers were freed by the British forces)
A Danish military spokesman in Copenhagen confirmed that one soldier was killed and five wounded, without any more details about missing troops.
This news comes one day before Denmark's parliament is to debate the withdrawal of the Danish troops from Iraq, and one day after 3 U.S. troops were captured around Baghdad.
(UPDATE: other news sources just reported that the three captured danish soldiers were freed by the British forces)
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