Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist, was kidnapped by an Iran-backed militant group in Baghdad, Iraq. According to officials, she had been warned of threats against her days before the incident.
Kittleson attempted to cross from Syria into Iraq three weeks prior to her kidnapping but was initially turned back due to security concerns.
She later entered the country with a single-entry visa and was staying in a hotel in Baghdad when she was abducted.
An Iraqi intelligence official believes she is being held in Baghdad, and authorities are trying to secure her release.
No one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, but US officials suspect Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-linked militia, was involved.
