Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad Tuesday, is reportedly being held hostage by Hezbollah militia in the Iraqi capital, CNN national security analyst Alex Plitsas said.
Plitsas confirmed on X that "my friend Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped and may be held hostage in Baghdad by Kataib Hezbollah." "Her location and condition are unknown.
I am her contact in the United States.
If you have any information, please contact law enforcement and send me a private message," he added.
Kataib Hezbollah, literally "Brigades of the Party of God," is an Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group that is part of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, which includes the 45th, 46th, and 47th Brigades.
