Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped from a street in Baghdad (AFP via Getty Images)An American freelance journalist, Shelly Renee Kittleson, was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday, sparking an urgent search by Iraqi and US officials. Kittleson had been warned multiple times by US and Iraqi officials about specific threats against her by Iran-affiliated militias in the days leading up to her disappearance. She had previously been turned back from the Syrian-Iraqi border due to a lack of a press permit and security concerns, later entering Iraq on a single-entry visa. Surveillance footage reportedly shows two men forcing her into a car; one suspect was arrested after a car crash, but others escaped with the journalist. US officials allege that Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-linked Iraqi militia, is responsible for the abduction, though the group has not claimed responsibility. In fullUS journalist kidnapped in Iraq had been warned of threats in days priorThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped this evening in Baghdad, several media outlets in the region reported, while the Iraqi Interior Ministry confirmed that a…

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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…

Two cars were involved in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson: one crashed and was stopped during a pursuit by authorities near the town of Al-Haswa, in Babil…

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American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad; Iraqi security forces are actively pursuing her captors.

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

Eine US-Journalistin ist in Bagdad von mehreren Männern entführt worden. Sicherheitskräfte nehmen die Verfolgung auf. Das US-Außenministerium erklärte, man bemühe sich, die…

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The journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson by media advocacy groups as well as Al-Monitor, one of the news outlets for which she worked

Unknown assailants abducted a foreign journalist, reportedly an American, Tuesday night in Iraq, according to Baghdad officials, who said security forces are working to secure her…

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Award-winning American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Iraq on March 31 according to multiple reports, launching an investigation.

CCTV appears to show the moment US journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday, 31 March. Video obtained by the Associated Press shows what seems to be the…

"Siamo estremamente preoccupati per la sicurezza e la sorte della giornalista statunitense Shelly Kittleson, rapita a Baghdad, in Iraq". (ANSA)

Kataib Hezbollah (KH), the Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group allied with Tehran that is suspected of kidnapping American journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad on Tuesday, has…

The search for American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Iraq on March 31, continues. Here's what we know so far.