US EditionUS journalist Shelly Kittleson released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq
The militia said she must leave Iraq immediately after her release, and Iraqi officials said 6 detained members could be freed in exchange.
- On Tuesday, American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was released in Baghdad after being held by the pro-Iran militia Kataib Hezbollah since March 31, with the group demanding she leave Iraq immediately.
- Kittleson's release reportedly followed a prisoner exchange deal where Iraqi authorities agreed to free several militia members detained for attacks on U.S. interests in exchange for the 49-year-old journalist.
- Kataib Hezbollah security chief Abu Mujahid al-Assaf stated the decision came in appreciation of outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, though negotiators struggled to contact militia leadership who had gone underground.
- In Wisconsin, FBI agents visited the home of Barb Kittleson, the journalist's mother, while family members awaited official confirmation as the State Department and FBI provided no immediate comment.
- The U.S. Embassy in Iraq maintains a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory, warning Americans of persistent threats from Iranian-backed militias and highlighting an "alarming breach of journalists' safety" in the region.
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Iraqi armed group releases US journalist
BAGHDAD — Iraq's powerful armed group Kataeb Hezbollah on Tuesday released U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, a week after she was kidnapped in Baghdad, the Iranian-backed group and the United States said. Her release was announced hours before the United States and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in more than one month of war, which spread into a regionwide conflict. "In recognition of the national stances of the outgoing prime minister, we have deci…
Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah releases American journalist Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped last week in Baghdad.
An Iranian-backed militant group in Iraq has released an American journalist they kidnapped late last month, on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
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