Iraqi Shia group claims it is holding US citizen prisoner

An Iraqi Shia faction tied to Iran [?] has claimed it is holding a US citizen, missing since late January. Issa Salomi, a Californian of Iraqi origin, worked as a mercenary for the US military. He was apparently abducted on January 23rd when he went to visit family members in the Karada district of Baghdad.

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