Middle East: “We warned this person” – US journalist kidnapped by a bunch of males in Baghdad | EUROtoday

A journalist from the USA was kidnapped in Iraq. The Interior Ministry didn’t point out the title or nationality of the kidnapped particular person, however in accordance with a number of constant media experiences it was Shelly Kittleson, who had beforehand labored as a contract journalist for the BBC and WELT’s companion publication “Politico”, amongst others.

As the English-language Iraqi media “The New Region” experiences, Kittleson is claimed to have been kidnapped by a bunch of males close to a resort in Baghdad. The Interior Ministry mentioned one of many kidnappers’ automobiles overturned whereas fleeing. One suspect was arrested and others are on the run. A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad declined to remark.

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The US State Department confirmed shortly afterwards {that a} US journalist had been kidnapped in Iraq, however didn’t title Shelly Kittleson. As a spokesman defined on X, there have been threats in opposition to the particular person. “The State Department has fulfilled its duty to warn this individual of the threats made against him, and we will continue to coordinate with the FBI to secure his release as quickly as possible.” One of the suspected kidnappers has ties to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.