Report: Two U.S. Soldiers Captured in Iraq
Sky News reports that two U.S. soldiers have been captured by Islamic forces:
The Pentagon is looking into claims that two US troops - one a woman - have been captured by Islamic forces in Iraq. A Lebanese TV station reported that the group, calling itself Fukat al-Madina al-Munawara, or Medina Faction, had captured the pair during a shootout. LBCI showed what it said was photocopies of the soldiers' military identity cards.
Developing....link via Atrios.
Update: The Pentagon says the male soldier has been accounted for and the report is untrue. No news yet on the female soldier.
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