Draft:Shelly Kittleson
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Shelly Kittleson is an Italian American freelance journalist. She has worked for various news organizations. She was kidnapped in Iraq at the end of March 2026.[1]
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A native of Wisconsin, she moved to Italy at age 19. She often stayed with local and worked solo with small budgets for her stories.[2]
She has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.[3]
She was reportedly warned about the threat from an Iranian backed group targetting female journalists that reportedly had he on a list of kidnapping targets.[4] She was reportedly advised against traveling to Iraq because of the threat.[5]