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US journalist Kittleson released from captivity in Iraq, Rubio says

AL-Monitor
Apr 7, 2026
A still image taken from a video released April 7, 2026 by a social media outlet close to Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah purporting to show U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Iraq in March, speaking at an unknown location. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS
A still image taken from a video released April 7, 2026 by a social media outlet close to Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah purporting to show U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Iraq in March, speaking at an unknown location. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS — SOCIAL MEDIA

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released after recently being kidnapped by Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah near Baghdad.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Kanishka Singh)