Only intervention by US Vice President Dick Cheney two and a half days later secured the release of the soldiers, who were alleged to have been planning clandestine operations within the Kurdish zone.
Sólo la intervención del Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos Dick Cheney, dos días después, permitió la liberación de aquellos soldados, que, al parecer, habían estado preparando operaciones clandestinas dentro de la zona kurda.