American journalist released after being kidnapped in IraqAP, BAGHDADUS journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, was released on Tuesday, US and Iraqi officials said. The development came after the powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement that it had decided to free Kittleson, who was abducted on Tuesday last week. US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a picture in Baghdad on Tuesday last week. “We are relieved that this American is now freed and are working to support her safe departure from Iraq,” he wrote. According to one of two Iraqi officials who confirmed her release before the US announcement, Kittleson was freed in the afternoon.

Source: Taipei Times April 08, 2026 18:02 UTC