A US journalist, Shelly Kittleson, has been kidnapped by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group in Baghdad. The FBI is involved in the investigation.

A woman US journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq's capital city by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, US officials said on Tuesday. Advocacy groups identified the missing woman as Shelly Kittleson, a freelance journalist based in Rome who has covered several wars in the Middle East..