Two Kuwaitis kidnapped on Iraqi desert hunting trip, officials say

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein attends a trilateral meeting with counterparts of Egypt and Jordan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo, Egypt, August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

ANBAR, Iraq (Reuters) -Security forces are searching for two Kuwaitis who were kidnapped while on a hunting trip in a desert area in Iraq, two security officials said on Monday.

A police colonel confirmed the kidnapping took place on Sunday in a desert area between Anbar and Salahuddin provinces.