US military sets up checkpoint after rare incident of capturing American personnel by insurgents.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Three US soldiers went missing on Saturday west of the Iraqi capital and are thought to have been captured by insurgents, American troops taking part in the search said.
UPDATE: Three US soldiers were reported missing following an attack west of the Iraqi town of Mahmoudiyah in which four servicemen and an Iraqi were killed Saturday, a news report said.
US broadcaster CNN, quoting the US military in Iraq reported the early morning attack on the US military targeted a team of seven US military personnel and an Iraqi interpreter in the attack 35 kilometres south of Baghdad.
An explosion was heard and 15 minutes later two burning vehicles were spotted, CNN said.
'Coalition forces are currently using every means at our disposal to find the missing soldiers, and we will continue these efforts until all are accounted for,' the US military said in a statement.
