American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday night. According to the U.S. State Department, a suspect detained by Iraqi authorities is linked to an Iran-backed Shiite militia called Kataib Hezbollah.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry confirmed that a foreign journalist was abducted on Tuesday, but did not officially reveal the identity of the victim. Two unnamed Iraqi security officials later told the Associated Press (AP) that the victim was a female United States citizen.
The Iraqi security sources who spoke to the Associated Press said the “unknown individuals” made their getaway in two vehicles, one of…
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