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据两名知情人士以及一名伊拉克官员透露，美国记者雪莉·基特莱森周二在巴格达被绑架。
伊拉克内政部宣布一名外国记者被“身份不明者”绑架，但未确认受害者身份。该部表示，安全部队已成功逮捕一名嫌疑人，并缴获了用于此次绑架的车辆。
基特莱森在美国指定联络人、美国有线电视新闻网国家安全分析师亚历克斯·普利察斯向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻证实，基特莱森已被绑架。普利察斯称，美国政府曾就伊朗支持的民兵组织“真主党旅”对她发出的具体威胁向基特莱森发出警告，该组织据称意图绑架或杀害女性记者。
普利察斯表示，基特莱森曾被告知她出现在“真主党旅”的一份名单上。另一名消息人士证实，她曾被告知存在风险，但她认为这大概率是虚假信息。
负责全球公共事务的助理国务卿迪伦·约翰逊在X平台上发帖证实，被伊拉克当局拘留的嫌疑人与“真主党旅”有关联。
约翰逊未点名基特莱森，同时表示国务院“此前已履行职责，向该个人发出了针对其威胁的警告，我们将继续与联邦调查局协调，确保其尽快获释”。
一名伊拉克官员告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，当局正“以最高级别”开展工作，以确保基特莱森获释。
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据熟悉调查情况的消息人士透露，联邦调查局、国家安全委员会、国务院、三角洲部队和伊拉克反恐部队正就该事态保持沟通。
基特莱森以自由撰稿记者身份供职的中东新闻机构AI-Monitor发表声明，呼吁立即释放她。
声明称：“我们对美国本土撰稿人雪莉·基特莱森周二在伊拉克被绑架深感震惊，呼吁安全且立即释放她。我们支持她在该地区开展的重要报道工作，呼吁她尽快返回，继续其意义重大的报道。”
联邦调查局拒绝置评，白宫也未立即回应置评请求。
3月29日，美国驻伊拉克大使馆发出警告，伊朗及其结盟的恐怖主义民兵可能意图袭击巴格达及其他城市的美国大学，以及与美国相关的大学。美方人员被告道，为自身安全起见应离开伊拉克。
American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq
March 31, 2026 / 4:11 PM EDT / CBS News
American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter as well as an Iraqi official.
Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced that a foreign journalist was kidnapped by “unknown individuals” but did not identify the victim. The ministry said that security forces had managed to arrest one suspect and seize a vehicle used in the abduction.
Alex Plitsas, Kittleson’s designated point of contact in the U.S. and a CNN national security analyst, confirmed to CBS News that Kittleson had been taken. Plitsas said that the U.S. government had warned Kittleson about a specific threat against her by the Iranian-backed paramilitary group Kata’ib Hezbollah, which was allegedly looking to kidnap or kill female journalists.
Plitsas said Kittleson was advised that her name was on a list in Kata’ib Hezbollah’s possession. A second source confirmed that she had been told of a risk but that she thought it was likely false information.
Dylan Johnson, an assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, confirmed in a post on X that the suspect who was taken into custody by Iraqi authorities had ties to Kata’ib Hezbollah.
Without naming Kittleson, Johnson also said that the State Department had “previously fulfilled our duty to warn this individual of threats against them and we will continue to coordinate with the FBI to ensure their release as quickly as possible.”
An Iraqi official told CBS News that authorities are working “at the highest level” to secure Kittleson’s release.
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The FBI, National Security Council, State Department, Delta Force and the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service are in contact about the situation, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
AI-Monitor, a Middle East-focused news outlet for which Kittleson works as a freelance reporter, released a statement calling for her immediate release.
“We are deeply alarmed by the kidnapping of Al-Monitor contributor Shelly Kittleson in Iraq on Tuesday. We call for her safe and immediate release,” the statement said. “We stand by her vital reporting from the region and call for her swift return to continue her important work.”
The FBI declined to comment, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On March 29, the U.S. Embassy in Iraq warned that Iran and its aligned terrorist militias may intend to target American universities in Baghdad and other cities, as well as universities associated with the U.S. Americans were told to leave Iraq for their own safety.
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