According to media reports two youths from Hoshiarpur (Punjab) had called up their families and informed them about their abduction in Iraq on the night of June 17.
United States of America (USA) President Barack Obama reportedly said on Thursday (June 19) that the US would send up to 300 military advisers to support Iraqi forces confronting insurgents and was prepared to take targeted military action if necessary.
According to media reports 40 Punjabi construction workers in the custody of Sunni militants in the strife-torn Mosul city of Iraq have been located. According to Indian government officials these persons are safe.
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