US EditionUS Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Iraq
Security forces arrested one suspect and seized a vehicle as officials and U.S. agencies searched for her release, Al-Monitor 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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The Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) this Wednesday urged the Iraqi authorities to “take all necessary measures” to ensure the release of the American journalist Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped on the eve in Baghdad in broad daylight by “unknown individuals.” CPJ regional director Sara Qudah stated in a statement from Iraqi Kurdistan that the kidnapping of the reporter ‘freelance’ in broad daylight “reflects an alarming gap in the s…
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The American freelance journalist who was kidnapped Tuesday in Iraq was described by friends and colleagues as a determined, gutsy reporter. Shelly Kittleson is a 49-year-old Wisconsin native. She often worked without formal assignments from editors and on a shoestring…
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