American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Baghdad
April 1, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via CNN

American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson faces a nightmare in Baghdad, kidnapped Tuesday near the Baghdad Hotel on Saadoun Street by thugs linked to the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia. Iraq's Interior Ministry launched an immediate operation based on precise intelligence, intercepting a suspect vehicle that flipped during a chase and nabbing one perpetrator with ties to the terror group, though Kittleson remains missing. Read more about this...