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US journalist kidnapped in Iraq, rescue efforts underway
Iraqi security forces arrested one suspect and seized a vehicle as they searched for Shelly Kittleson, a U.S. journalist with reported ties to Iraq coverage.
- On Tuesday, American freelance journalist Shelley Kittleson was abducted in central Baghdad near the Baghdad Hotel on Saadoun Street, according to the Iraqi Interior Ministry.
- Kittleson, an American citizen based in Rome, has reported extensively from war zones in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; the Trump administration previously advised against travel to Iraq due to known threats.
- Police sources reported that four men in civilian clothes forcibly removed the journalist, prompting a vehicle pursuit where authorities intercepted a suspect vehicle that overturned during the chase.
- One suspect has been arrested in connection with the abduction, but the journalist's whereabouts remain unknown as security forces continue searching the eastern part of the capital.
- This incident recalls the 2023 abduction of a Princeton University student held by the pro-Iranian militia Kataib Hezbollah for 903 days, as Iraqi authorities continue efforts to secure the journalist's safe release.
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Iran-linked militia kidnaps American journalist in Baghdad
The U.S. blames Kataib Hezbollah, which is an Iranian-aligned militia operating in Iraq, as the group believed to be behind the abduction. By Abe Mermelstien, Jewish Breaking News An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad, in what is seemingly tied to the growing U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, with fingers pointing to an Iran-backed militia as the likely culprit. Shelly Kittleson is a freelance reporter who contributes to major outle…
An American journalist was kidnapped yesterday in Iraq. Since the beginning of the attack on Iran on February 28, the Anglo-Saxon media had been alerting its...
One person has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, who, according to the US State Department, has connections to the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah organization.
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