WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- At least 11 countries have followed up Washington's policy statement on not bowing to kidnappers in Iraq, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.
The countries identified were Albania, Australia, Britain, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, New Zealand, Singapore and Slovakia.
Washington's statement Wednesday vowed not to bow to the recent spate of kidnappings and executions in Iraq.
"As members of the multinational force in Iraq operating under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1546, we're united in our resolve to make no concessions to terrorists, nor to succumb to terrorist threats," the statement said. "We're committed to making sure that the perpetrators of terrorist acts against our citizens and soldiers are brought to justice."
The other 30 countries that have troops in Iraq are expected to soon release the same or similar statements.
