US EditionReporter who was kidnapped in Baghdad was known for pursuing gutsy, low-budget assignments
U.S. officials had warned of militia threats, and investigators say one suspect was arrested after security forces chased the kidnappers.
- On Tuesday, American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, after two men forced her into a car at a busy intersection, surveillance footage showed.
- The FBI and United States officials warned Kittleson multiple times about potential Iranian-linked violence, including the day before her abduction, yet she reportedly dismissed the threat as not credible.
- Current United States officials blamed Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia group with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, for her disappearance.
- Mike Nelson, a Central Command expert, stated the group likely views the American citizen as a bargaining chip to gain leverage on the United States.
- Al-Monitor, where Kittleson is a contributor, demanded her safe release, while friends and family in Wisconsin expressed shock at the determined reporter's disappearance.
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On Thursday, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it was following closely the case of the abduction of the American journalist Shelley Ketilson in Baghdad, confirming its coordination with the Iraqi authorities to investigate the incident and work for its release. In a statement, the Ministry stated that the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, in coordination with the Italian Embassy in Baghdad, had directed a…
Kataib Hezbollah contacted Iraqi govt about Shelly Kittleson - NYT report - General News
Kataib Hezbollah (KH), the Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group allied with Tehran that is suspected of kidnapping American journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad on Tuesday, has contacted the Iraqi government offering to negotiate for her release, the New York... (ANSA)
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Reporter who was kidnapped in Baghdad is known for pursuing gutsy, low-budget assignments
The American freelance journalist who was kidnapped Tuesday in Iraq has been described by friends and colleagues as a determined, gutsy reporter. Shelly Kittleson is a 49-year-old Wisconsin native. She often works without formal assignments from editors and on a…
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