Remains of two American troops missing in Iraq have been found more than a year after their capture in an ambush, the US military said Friday. A captured suspect led soldiers to the site near Jurf as-Sakhr, where the remains were found July 8, the US military said in a statement, cited by AFP.
Their remains were flown to Dover, Delaware the following day where they were positively identified on Thursday, it said. The soldiers were captured May 12, 2007 after their unit was ambushed at Mahmudiyah, a town near Baghdad.
The body of a third kidnapped soldier was recovered earlier this year from the Euphrates River. Four other US soldiers and an Iraqi were killed in the ambush.
Meanwhile, US President George W. Bush on Friday called the leader of the United Arab Emirates to thank him for his decision to forgive Iraq's debt and reopen its embassy in Baghdad. "We certainly appreciate the Emirates' recognition that a secure and prosperous Iraq is in the best interest of the region," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters.
The UAE's Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan has agreed to write off Iraq's seven billion dollar debt and appoint a new ambassador to Baghdad.
