A plane carrying seven US prisoners of war who were rescued in Iraq have arrived at a military base in Germany, where they were to be examined at a military hospital.

One of the seven US prisoners of war found safe and well said he was convinced his Iraqi captors were going to kill him.

IRAQI troops released seven captured US soldiers - some wounded but in good condition - to US Marines yesterday, a surprise discovery near where troops were entering Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.

Marines found seven missing US troops today on the road between Baghdad and Tikrit.

A WOMAN who said she saw her son interviewed on Iraqi television as one of the US soldiers taken prisoner has begged US President George W Bush: "Please do something for my son".