American journalist Shelly Kittleson, an award-winning reporter specializing in Middle Eastern and Afghan affairs, was kidnapped in Baghdad. Iraqi authorities confirmed her abduction and arrested one suspect linked to the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, while operations continue to secure her release. Armed men dressed in black pulled American war correspondent Kittleson from her vehicle on Al-Saadoun Street in central Baghdad, seizing her near the Palestine Hotel, one of the Iraqi capital's most recognizable landmarks.