US Journalist Shelly Kittleson Abducted in Baghdad, Manhunt Underway
American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in Iraq, prompting a manhunt. Authorities intercepted one of two cars involved in the kidnapping near Al-Haswa, arresting a suspect, as officials confirm her abduction and call for her release. The Iraqi Interior Ministry stated that security forces are working to rescue her and find those responsible, with one kidnapper already arrested.
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The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
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The freelance journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson, who has worked for various news organizations, including Al-Monitor, which called for her safe and immediate release.
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Award-winning American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped in Iraq according to Al-Monitor, a publication that provides coverage of the Middle East.
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A woman US journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq's capital city by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, US officials said on Tuesday. Advocacy groups identified the missing woman as Shelly Kittleson, a freelance journalist based in Rome who has covered several wars in the Middle East..
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One suspect was arrested and one of the vehicles used in the kidnapping was seized, but others remain on the loose
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Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist, was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday, reportedly by an Iran-backed militia group.
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An American journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday and authorities are searching the city for her, two police officials said. The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed the abduction of a female journalist but did not disclose her nationality. The ministry said one suspect was arrested and efforts were ongoing to free the journalist. Police officials […]
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One suspect had been arrested, the ministry said, adding that efforts were ongoing to free the journalist.
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An American journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad Iraq on Tuesday, the country’s interior ministry said, and authorities were still pursuing the abductors and searching A statement from the Ministry of the Interior provided few details on the incident, and identified only a “foreign journalist.” But Fox News and CBS News identified the reporter as Shelly […]
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(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 31 - An American journalist was kidnapped in broad daylight by an armed group in central Baghdad, an incident that highlights the widespread risks of the US-Israeli war against Iran throughout the region. The journalist is Shelly Kittleson, who works for American and Italian media outlets, including Il Foglio and ANSA. Just today, an article by her was published on Il Foglio's website, titled "The Price of Kurdish Neutrality. Attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan." The news of the kid...
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Shelly Kittleson -- an American journalist reporting from Baghdad -- has been abducted ... Iraq's Interior Ministry announced Tuesday. The government department announced a foreign journalist was abducted by "unknown people" ... and The National, a…
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American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped In Baghdad American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson, who reports primarily on Middle Eastern and Afghan affairs, was kidnapped in Baghdad earlier today. She has written for outlets including Al-Monitor, Foreign Policy, BBC News, Politico, and others. Alex Plitsas, a CNN national security analyst and former senior Pentagon official under former President Barack Obama, confirmed on X that Kittleson was "abducted and may have ...
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