Seven U.S. soldiers previously listed as missing have been found alive by Marines heading north of Baghdad Sunday, General Tommy Franks says. It is not known whether the seven, six men and one African-American woman, are the seven held prisoner of war by Iraq, or include the six soldiers listed as missing in action.
| Probably a pretty good guess that they are, though... |
Gen. Franks, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer the soldiers, appeared to be in "good shape." The Pentagon officially lists seven American POWs and six missing in action. The seven arrived by helicopter at a base south of Baghdad, where they will receive medical treatment before being flown to Kuwait for further treatment and debriefing, CNN's Bob Franken reported from the scene. Two were suffering from gunshot wounds, sources said, although it was not clear when they were wounded. The seven had been handed over to a light U.S. Marine armored unit north of Samarra, 75 miles northwest of Baghdad, by junior Iraqi guards after Iraqi officers deserted. |