From Al-Jazeera…

Al-Qaeda’s supporters in Iraq have said they have captured several US soldiers after ambushing their patrol south of Baghdad.
The Islamic State in Iraq, which works closely with al-Qaeda, said in a statement posted on a website on Sunday that its fighters had captured the soldiers - it did not say how many - in an attack on Saturday.
“God has enabled your brothers at the Islamic State in Iraq on Saturday … to clash with a crusader patrol in Mahmudiya area at the southern part of Baghdad,” the statement said.
“Some were detained and some were killed.
“We will provide the full details of this blessed operation as soon as they are available.”
The US military said that three of its soldiers were missing after their patrol was ambushed in Mahmudiya on Saturday.
Military spokesmen in Baghdad also said that an additional five soldiers had been confirmed killed in the attack.

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