American journalist kidnapped in Iraq

RACE TO FIND AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST KIDNAPPED BY A. KIDNAPPED BY A PRO-IRAN MILITIA IN IRAQ. PRO-IRAN MILITIA I IN IRAQ. HER ALARMING. IRAQ. HEHER ALARMING ABDUCTION CAUGHT ON. ABDUCTION CAUGHT ON VIDEO. HERE'S RAF SANCHEZ. VIDEO. HERE'S RAF SANCHEZ. >>>> Reporter: TONIGHT, HERE'S RAF SANCHEZ. >> Reporter: T TONIGHT, THIS VIDEO SHOWING. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THIS VIDEO SHOWING THE MOMENT AN. THIS VIDEO SHOWING THE MOMOMENT AN AMERICANS JOURNALIST. AMERICANS JOURNALIST IS KIDNAPPED IN BAGHDAD BY SUSUSPECTED. IS KIDNAPPED IN BAGHDAD BY SUSPECTED IRANIAN BACKED. BAGHDAD BY SUSPECTED IRANIAN BACKED MILITANTS. IRANIAN BACKED MILITANTS. IRAQ'S INTERIOR. MILITANTS. IRAQ'S INTERIOIOR MINISTRY TELLS US. MINISTRY TELLS US THIS SILVER CAR PULLEDED UP AS SHE WAS. PULLED UP AS SHE WAS WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TWO MEMEN BUNDLE HER. OF THE ROAD. TWO MEN BUNDLE HER INTOTO THE BACK SEAT. TWO MEN BUNDLE HER INTO THE BACK SEATAT AND SECONDS LATER, IT. INTO THE BACK SEAT AND SECONDS LATER, IT DRIVES OFF. AND SECONDS LATER, IT DRIVES OFF. AUTHORITIES SAY. DRIVES OFF. AUTHORITIES S SAY SECURITY FORCES CHASE.

AUTHORITIES SAY SECURITY FORCES CHASE THE KIDNAPPER'S. THE KIDNAPPER'S VEHICLE, WHICH CRASHED AND WAWAS BADLY. VEHICLE, WHICH CRASHED AND WAS BADLY DAMAGED. CRASHED AND WAS BABADLY DAMAGED. BUT SOME OF THE MEN. DAMAGED. BUT T SOME OF THE MEN ESCAPED WITH. BUT SOME OF THE MEN ESCAPED WITH KITTLESOSON. ESCAPED WITHTH KITTLESON. ONE SUSPECT ARRESTED. KITTLESON. ONE SUSPSPECT ARRESTED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT. ONONE SUSPECT ARRESTED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY HAVE TIES. THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY HAVE TIES TO HEZBOLLAH, A. SAYS THEY HAVE TIES TO H HEZBOLLAH, A MILITIA SUPPORTED BY. TO HEZBOLLAH, A MILITIA SUPPORTED BY IRAN. MILITIA SUPPORTETED BY IRAN. EFFORTS ARE ONGOING. E. EFFORTS ARE ONGOING TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE KIDNAPPED. TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE KIDNAPPED JOURNALIST, IRAQ'S. OF THE K KIDNAPPED JOURNALIST, IRAQ'S GOVERNMENT SAYS. JOJOURNALIST, IRAQ'S GOVERNMENT SAYS. KITTLESON HAS. KITTLESON HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE REPORTING G IN THE. REPORTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST. >> YOU NEED TO. MIDDLE EAST. >> YOU NEED TO DEVEVELOP THAT GUT. DEVELOP THAT GUT FEELING AND YOU NEED TO FOLLOW IT. FEELING AND YOU NEED TO FOLLOW IT. >> Reporter: THE. TO FOLLOW IT. >> Reporter: THE WEBSITE WHICH SHE.

>> Reporter: THE WEBSITE E WHICH SHE WRITES FOR SAYING WE. WEBSITE WHICH SHE WRITES FOR SAYING WE CALL FOR HER SAFE AND. WRITES FOR SAYING WE CALLLL FOR HER SAFE AND IMMEDIATE RELEASE. CALL FOR HER SAFE AND IMMEDIATE RELEASE. HEZBOLLAH HAS S A LONG. IMMEDIATE RELEASE. HEZBOLLALAH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF. HEZBOLLAH HAS A LONG HISTSTORY OF KIDNAPPINGS, HOLDING. HISTORY OF KIDNAPPINGS, HOLDIDING PRINCETON RESEARCHER. KIDNAPPINGS, HOLDING PRINCETON RESEARCHER ELIZABETETH ZURKOTT FOR. PRINCETON RESEARCHER ELIZABETH ZURKOTT FOR 903 DAYS BEFORE THE. ELIZABETH ZURKOTT FOR 903 DAYS BEFORE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. 903 DAYS BEFORE THE TRUMP ADMININISTRATION NEGOTIATED HER. NEGOTIATED HER RELEASE LAST YEAR, ANAND THE STATE. AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WARNED THE J JOURNALIST.