By Prensa Latina
Baghdad : Five workers from the University of Baghdad kidnapped Sunday by an armed group were released later on by the police, official sources announced.
Security forces did not give details on the rescue operation, but said the kidnappers had escaped.
Meanwhile, an official from the government of former President Saddam Hussein, and three members of his family were murdered last night in Baghdad by unknown people, reported the police.
Government sources announced the deployment of more Iraqi troops in the city of Mosul, with tanks and helicopters being sent to the area to begin a big operation against resistance.
Major General Riyadh Jalal Tawfiq, the military operation commander in Ninive province, informed that an additional contingent will arrive in this capital and another unit is expected soon.