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US journalist Shelly Kittleson released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq
The militia said she must leave Iraq immediately after a U.S. warning said it was targeting female journalists.
- On Tuesday, American journalist Shelly Kittleson is being released after being kidnapped last week in Baghdad, an Iranian-backed militia said.
- Despite multiple warnings about threats from Kata'ib Hezbollah as recently as the night before her abduction, Kittleson traveled to Iraq to stay with a family who reassured her they 'would keep her safe.'
- Journalist Kiran Nazish, founder of the Coalition for Women in Journalism, told CBS News that Kittleson had 'experience reporting on the ground in difficult circumstances' and was 'doing what she had always done.'
- The militia announced on their Telegram channel that Kittleson must leave Iraq immediately as a condition of release, though her exact whereabouts remain unclear.
- Alex Plitsas, a CNN national security analyst, previously confirmed the U.S. government warned Kittleson about specific threats from Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed paramilitary group allegedly targeting female journalists.
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US journalist Shelly Kittleson, abducted in Iraq, is to be released: the pro-Iranian militia Kataib Hezbollah announces her release on condition that she leaves the country immediately.
·Dortmund, Germany
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Kidnapped U.S. journalist released by Iran-backed militia, Iraqi official says
Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped in Baghdad last week, was said to be released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia, which had not previously claimed responsibility. Two officials said her release was exchanged for the return of six militia members detained by Iraqi authorities
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Hostage American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Released by Iranian-Backed Terrorists
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.
·Washington, United States
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