Two security officials said that Iraqi security forces are searching for two Kuwaiti citizens who were kidnapped during a hunting trip in a desert area in…Iraq last Sunday.
A senior police officer confirmed that the kidnapping took place in a desert area between the two governorates Anbar And Saladin.
But the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated – in a statement – that only one Kuwaiti citizen had been kidnapped.
The statement said that Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein informed his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, that the Iraqi government was keen to “know the fate of the Kuwaiti citizen.”
The statement came after a phone call between the two ministers on Monday.
The two officials said that preliminary investigations showed that one of the fishermen’s vehicles was attacked by gunmen, and communication with the Kuwaitis was cut off on Monday.
They added that the sprawling desert area is known as a hiding place for elements who are still active Islamic State organization.
No party immediately claimed responsibility for the incident. Hunters from the Gulf countries often make trips to Iraq’s southern and western desert in search of falcons.
A police officer said – in statements to Reuters – that the two Kuwaiti fishermen were in a vast desert area known for its danger, because ISIS is still active there.
