Iraq: Hostage Rescue Attempt

A number of hostages have been taken in Iraq, according to Fox. Debka's Main Page reports:

After negotiations fail, US and Iraqi forces raid Iraqi town of Madean Saturday night to rescue 60 Shiite hostages threatened with death by Sunni rebels unless Shiites leave town.

This should easily be verifiable.

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Update: This appears to be confirmed. Fox report here. However, things are still unclear.