In Iraq, a US security consultant has been kidnapped, making him the seventh Westerner to be abducted in just over ten days. Video aired by the Arabic television network Al Jazeera identified the man as Ronald Shulz. His captors are threatening to kill him unless US forces free all Iraqi prisoners and pay compensation to Iraqis affected by US-led offensives in the Anbar province. The captors identified themselves as members of the Islamic Army in Iraq. Last year, the group killed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni after Italy refused its demand to withdraw its forces from Iraq.