In a chilling development underscoring the regional instability fuelled by the war, American journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to reports from Der Spiegel, masked men dragged her into a vehicle outside a hotel. Iraqi security forces attempted to pursue the abductors, but a traffic accident during the chase apparently hampered their efforts. The kidnapping is a stark reminder of the dangers facing journalists operating in conflict zones and the broader destabilisation rippling through Iraq as the US-Iran war grinds on.
US Journalist Kidnapped in Baghdad
