{"id":331047,"date":"2026-04-01T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/american-journalist-kidnapped-in-baghdad\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:00:06","slug":"american-journalist-kidnapped-in-baghdad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/american-journalist-kidnapped-in-baghdad\/","title":{"rendered":"American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zaAneHJwnsw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaAneHJwnsw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, sources and her media outlet said. It is unclear who is responsible for her abduction, but sources said that she was warned of threats against her, including kidnapping, from Iranian proxy group Kataib Hezbollah. CNN&#8217;s Jeremy Diamond reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, sources and her media outlet said. It is unclear who is responsible for her abduction, but sources said that she was warned of threats against her, including kidnapping, from Iranian proxy group Kataib Hezbollah. 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