{"id":331347,"date":"2026-04-01T21:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cctv-footage-appears-to-show-moment-us-journalist-is-kidnapped-in-baghdad\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:00:57","slug":"cctv-footage-appears-to-show-moment-us-journalist-is-kidnapped-in-baghdad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cctv-footage-appears-to-show-moment-us-journalist-is-kidnapped-in-baghdad\/","title":{"rendered":"CCTV footage appears to show moment US journalist is kidnapped in Baghdad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rQ5zkOiin-c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"CCTV footage appears to show moment US journalist is kidnapped in Baghdad\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQ5zkOiin-c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US has said, as regional security deteriorates after the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Police officials in Iraq said Kittleson was seized by four men in civilian clothes and taken in a vehicle. A surveillance video verified and obtained by AP showed a man forcing her into a car on the streets of Baghdad and the car driving off in a matter of seconds.<br \/>\nThe US state department said it was working to ensure her release &#8216;as soon as possible&#8217; <\/p>\n<p> American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq, US officials say<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US has said, as regional security deteriorates after the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Police officials in Iraq said Kittleson was seized by four men in civilian clothes and taken in a vehicle. 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