Three Lebanese kidnapped in Baghdad

Three Lebanese nationals have been kidnapped shortly after arriving in Baghdad, where such incidents have become less common over the past two years, Lebanon's foreign ministry said today.
The three men, named as Imad al-Khatib, Nader Hmadeh and George Batrouni, were kidnapped "on arrival in Baghdad" on Sunday, it said in a statement, without giving further details.
Khatib is a businessman, Lebanon's ANI news agency reported.
Kidnappings for ransom or for sectarian or political reasons were rife in Iraq following the US-led invasion of 2003 that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but they had become less common from 2015 onwards.