LOADING ERROR LOADINGBAGHDAD (AP) — 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. AdvertisementThe powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement earlier in the day it had decided to free Kittleson, who was abducted on March 31. American journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a picture in Baghdad, Iraq on March 31, 2026, the same day she was kidnapped. Advertisement“The primary challenge is that the leaders of the Kataib militia — specifically, the commanders of the battalions — are nowhere to be found. After she was freed and handed over to U.S. authorities in September 2025, she said that she had been held by Kataib Hezbollah.

Source: Huffington Post April 07, 2026 16:41 UTC