US forces today recovered the bodies of two American soldiers reported captured by insurgents last week.

Pfc. Lynndie England took responsibility for the smiling, thumbs-up poses she struck for photographs taken at Abu Ghraib prison camp, which made her the face of the prisoner abuse scandal.

Two US soldiers missing for days from a checkpost have been found dead north of the capital, a senior US army officer said.

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