The Iraqi equivalent of the Red Cross has halted its operations in Baghdad following the kidnapping of dozens of people from its office. Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms stormed the Iraqi Red Crescent building on Sunday. Sixteen workers from the aid group are still being held. A day before the mass kidnapping occurred, a senior official at the Red Crescent said that harassment from U.S. forces is the greatest threat to the organization’s work.
Iraqi Red Crescent Halts Operations After Mass Kidnapping
HeadlineDec 19, 2006