"The Iraqi interior ministry said in a statement that a foreign journalist had been kidnapped, without giving more details about the person's identity."
"Two Iraqi security officials... said the kidnapped journalist was a woman with U.S. citizenship."
"Al-Monitor... identified the journalist kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad as Kittleson, a freelancer who contributed to the publication."
""We call for her safe and immediate release," the statement said. "We stand by her vital reporting from the region and call for her swift return to continue her important work.""
Shelly Kittleson, an American freelance journalist, was kidnapped in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces are actively pursuing her captors. The kidnapping involved two vehicles, one of which crashed during the escape. Authorities have launched an operation based on intelligence, leading to the arrest of one suspect and the seizure of a vehicle. Kittleson was taken from Saadoun Street in central Baghdad, and an alert was issued to checkpoints to track the kidnappers heading toward Babil province. Al-Monitor expressed alarm over her kidnapping and called for her immediate release.
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