From Fox News:
Exclusive! Elmo, beloved star of television's Sesame Street, has apparently escaped his captors. He was found wondering aimlessly through the streets of Tikrit when he was picked up by U.S. soliders. "He was out of it," said a seargent. "Babbling something about 'secret numbers' and the letter 't'.
(AP Photo) Elmo was flown immediately to Ramstein, Germany where he was treated, debriefed and reunited with his long-time-companion, Cookie Monster.