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2026-04-08 00:43:14
[Foreign Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Released] Sources within the Iraqi Shiite militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah stated that the group has released the previously kidnapped American journalist and demanded his immediate departure from Iraq. On March 31, local time, the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior issued a statement confirming that a foreign journalist had been kidnapped in Baghdad by unidentified individuals. Later that evening, Iraqi police confirmed that the journalist kidnapped in downtown Baghdad was named Shelly Kittleson and held a US passport. (CCTV News)
