“We are aware of reports that American citizens are missing in Iraq…We are working with the full cooperation of the Iraqi authorities to locate and recover the individuals,” Kirby added.
Kirby stressed that the safety and security of American citizens overseas is their highest priority.
“We have no clear indication about the circumstances of their disappearance,” an Iraqi senior police officer said on condition of anonymity.
According to other reports, a translator also went missing along with the US citizens on Friday.
An Iraqi official was quoted by CNN as saying that, “A company filed a report Sunday about three of its staff going missing two days ago. They are American contractors. We are looking into this report.”
The identities of those missing have not been confirmed so far. However, investigations have been initiated regarding the kidnapping.
