According to multiple reports and posts on social media, American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped by a group of armed men in Baghdad, Iraq.
The abduction was in broad daylight and caught on camera.
Iraqi authorities say a search is being conducted.
From The New York Post:
Tuesday’s abduction of Shelly Kittleson, 49, from Monticello, Wisconsin, was confirmed by Al-Monitor, the independent media outlet for which she had written.
Kittleson, who has written extensively for outlets including BBC World, Politico, and Foreign Policy, has spent years reporting from war zones in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
Footage from local outlets shared on X reportedly shows Kittleson being bundled into the back of a car by armed men after they stopped her at a busy intersection in Baghdad.
This story is developing…
Watch the clip below:
🚨 BREAKING: American journalist Shelly Kittleson has just been KIDNAPPED by a group of armed men in Baghdad, Iraq — in BROAD DAYLIGHT
Iraqi authorities say a search is ongoing
Absolutely terrifying. pic.twitter.com/g4FgZ1Cd6B
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 31, 2026
