The Islamic Army in Iraq has taken two Sudanese men hostage for collaborating with US forces, according to a video and statement posted on the Internet on Wednesday.
Mohammad Harun Hammad and Maher Attaya were abducted for "working at the Al-Bakr base, one of the biggest US bases, in the region of Al-Dhuluiya north of Baghdad," said the statement posted on an Islamist website.
A video carrying the name of the Islamic Army in Iraq showed the two men reading a text in which they identified themselves and admitted to their "mistake" in working as drivers for a Turkish firm at the Al-Bakr base.