US EditionUS journalist kidnapped in Iraq, rescue efforts underway
Security forces arrested one suspect and seized a vehicle as they searched for the remaining kidnappers, officials said.
- 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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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...
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ГОЛОВНАAmerican Journalist Abducted in Baghdad
An American journalist was abducted in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, and an individual connected to an Iranian-backed terrorist group had been detained. The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed the abduction of a foreign journalist on Tuesday, but did not disclose her nationality. She was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by Al-Monitor, one of the media outlets she works for. Kittleson contributes articles to Al-Monitor, which covers the Middle …
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