US Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Baghdad

US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats

An American journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad had tried to cross from Syria into Iraq three weeks earlier and was initially turned back, an Iraqi official said Wednesday. U.S. and Iraqi officials said Shelly Renee Kittleson had also been warned of threats against her in the days before her abduction. A freelance journalist who has worked for years in Iraq and Syria, Kittleson was kidnapped from a street in the Iraqi capital Tuesday and rem…

US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats

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American journalist kidnapped in Iraq, officials say

The journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson by media advocacy groups as well as Al-Monitor, one of the news outlets for which she workedAn American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US said, as regional security deteriorates after the US-Israeli attack on Iran.The state department said it was working to ensure the American’s release “as soon as possible”. Continue reading...

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A news outlet she contributed to said it was "deeply alarmed" by the incident.

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.

US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces hunt captors, Iraqi officials say

An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said.