The United States military has said that four soldiers were abucted and then shot dead by men in US-style uniforms and carrying American weapons.
The soldiers were seized during an assault on the provincial government headquarters in Karbala.
A fifth soldier was shot dead by the attackers during the raid.
An initial statement, released after the incident on January 20, said five US soldiers had been killed and three wounded "repelling an attack on an Iraqi governor's office".
The four abducted soldiers were shot after the attackers abandoned their vehicles 40km from the compound.
Between nine and 12 armed men were able to trick their way past Iraqi soldiers guarding the Provisional Joint Co-ordination Centre because they spoke perfect English, were wearing new US military fatigues and were armed with American weapons.
They were also travelling in black GMC Suburban vehicles, the type used by US government convoys.
Stun grenades
The attackers then stormed into the compound, threw stun grenades at a group inside a police office and shot dead an American soldier, the US military said.
They then fled with four US troops who had been attending a meeting to plan security measures for the 10-day Shia mourning ceremony of Ashura, which culminates on January 30.
They really did this for securing peoples those who are comming to attend Ashora ?
What you think ?
US troops seized during Iraq raid
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