BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi officials believe kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll is alive and they are working toward her release, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday.
In a broadcast interview, Zalmay Khalilzad said, "Yes, I did talk to the minister of interior late last night, and he said that based on the information that he has, that she is alive and that they have information with regard to where she might be held.
"We are doing all that we can to help bring about a release and will persist with that. But the minister announced today that he's optimistic about her release."
Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr made similar statements in a broadcast interview Monday on ABC.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/27/carroll.iraq/index.html