{"id":1418,"date":"2016-01-18T08:08:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T00:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/18\/u-s-embassy-says-several-americans-missing-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2016-01-18T08:08:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T00:08:21","slug":"u-s-embassy-says-several-americans-missing-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/18\/u-s-embassy-says-several-americans-missing-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Embassy says several Americans missing in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ap_97831544488\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAxLzE3L2M2L0FQXzk3ODMxNTQ0LjVkOTE4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/cbab3b65\/2f2\/AP_97831544488.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=U.S.+Embassy+says+several+Americans+missing+in+Iraq&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F01%2F17%2Famericans-missing-iraq%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F01%2F17%2Famericans-missing-iraq%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy confirmed Sunday that &#8220;several&#8221; Americans have gone missing in Iraq, after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlArabiya_Brk\/status\/688800663208263680\">local media<\/a> reported that three Americans had been kidnapped in Baghdad.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Embassy spokesman Scott Bolz said, &#8220;We are working in full cooperation with Iraqi authorities to locate the missing Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bolz did not identify the missing Americans or say what they were doing in Iraq.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/01\/16\/australians-abducted-burkina-faso\/\">Australian aid workers abducted by extremists in Burkina Faso, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>State Department spokesman John Kirby said that &#8220;due to privacy considerations&#8221; he had nothing further to add about the missing Americans. &#8220;The safety and security of Americans abroad is our highest priority,&#8221; Kirby said. <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/01\/17\/americans-missing-iraq\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/isis\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Isis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/us-world\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Us World<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/baghdad\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Baghdad<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/u.s.-embassy\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">U.S. Embassy<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/8OB0U7uJ0n4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Embassy confirmed Sunday that &#8220;several&#8221; Americans have gone missing in Iraq, after local media reported that three Americans had been kidnapped in Baghdad. 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