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Kataib Hezbollah says it will release US journalist Shelly Kittleson
Iran-aligned militia said it will free US freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was abducted in late March in Baghdad, and ordered her to leave Iraq immediately.
Apr 7th 2026 · Iraq
Insights
- Kataib Hezbollah announced it will release US journalist Shelly Kittleson.
- The group said she must leave Iraq immediately.
- Kittleson was abducted in late March in Baghdad.
- She is a US freelance journalist based in Rome who has covered regional conflicts and contributed to AL-Monitor.
- The situation remains developing and details may change.
Sources
- Kidnapped U.S. journalist believed alive in militia’s Iraqi stronghold www.washingtonpost.com
- Iraqi officials believe a powerful Iran-backed militia is behind a US journalist's abduction www.independent.co.uk
- Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah to release abducted American journalist Shelly Kittleson www.jpost.com
- Shelly Kittleson, American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Is Freed www.nytimes.com
- Iran-backed militia says it will release kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson www.independent.co.uk
- U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson being released after kidnapping in Iraq www.cbsnews.com
- Kataib Hezbollah releases US journalist kidnapped in Iraq www.independent.co.uk
- Iran-backed Iraqi militia says it will release abducted US journalist Shelly Kittleson www.euronews.com
- American journalist Shelly Kittleson released, say Iraqi officials www.thehindu.com
- US journalist Shelly Kittleson to be released after kidnap in Iraq, militia says www.bbc.com
- U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi official says www.theglobeandmail.com