 An Iraqi man being held hostage by terrorists was freed during an early morning raid Sunday by Iraqi and US Soldiers near the city of Muqdadiyah, a statement by the multinational forces said on Monday. The man was found bound and blindfolded in a mud hut in the middle of a palm grove north of the city. He was transported to a nearby Iraqi base and reunited with his family, the statement added. The raid was aimed at disrupting insurgents' activity in the area. In addition to freeing the hostage, the raid also resulted in the detention of 16 suspects and the discovery of a cache of explosives making materials and terrorist propaganda, it concluded. |