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Release Of American Journalist Shelly Kittleson

Scoop 09 Apr 2026
Under President Trump, the wrongful detention or kidnapping of U.S. nationals will not be tolerated. We will continue to use every tool to bring Americans home and to hold accountable those responsible ....
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American journalist released after being kidnapped in Iraq

Taipei Times 08 Apr 2026
US journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, was released on Tuesday, US and Iraqi officials said ... US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a picture in Baghdad on Tuesday last week.
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US announces release of American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad

Suryaa 08 Apr 2026
Washington, April 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who had been kidnapped a week earlier by the Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizballah militia in Baghdad.
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, an Iraqi official tells the AP

Hickory Record 08 Apr 2026
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad last week, has been released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday ... .
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American journalist reportedly freed in Iraq after abduction by Iran-backed militia

Cleveland Jewish News 08 Apr 2026
Kata'ib Hezbollah said Shelly Kittleson's release was contingent on her immediate departure from the country after nearly a week in captivity in Baghdad ... .
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad last week, has been released, an ...

McAlester News-Capital 08 Apr 2026
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad last week, has been released, an Iraqi official says ... .
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Iran-Backed Militia Releases American Journalist Kidnapped In Baghdad

Huffington Post 08 Apr 2026
Iraq's powerful Kataib Hezbollah freed Shelly Kittleson after she was abducted a week earlier, with the condition she "leave the country immediately." ... .
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American journalist released in Iraq by pro-Iran Hezbollah militants

The Washington Times 08 Apr 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was recently kidnapped by members of the foreign terrorist organization Kata'ib Hizballah near Baghdad, Iraq ... .
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American journalist abducted off street corner in Iraq set free in exchange for 6 members ...

The Daily Mail 08 Apr 2026
Shelly Kittleson, 49, was released Tuesday after being abducted in Baghdad on March 31. The hostage was released in exchange for six members of an Iran-backed militia ....
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Shelly Kittleson, American Journalist abducted in Iraq, is released after a week

Zeenews 08 Apr 2026
According to a report by The Washington Post, several members of the group previously detained by Iraqi authorities would be released in exchange for freeing Kittleson ... .
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