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pbs.org
Kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi official says | PBS News
The two Iraqi security officials and one official from the pro-Iran Coordination Framework political bloc spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the sensitive case publicly. READ MORE: U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, security forces tracking down captors, Iraqi officials say
theguardian.com
American journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq | Iraq | The Guardian
The US journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, <strong>has been released</strong>, according to an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation.
politico.com
Iran-backed militia releases US journalist kidnapped in Iraq - POLITICO
State Department spokesperson Dylan Johnson said in a March 31 statement the department was “aware of the reported kidnapping of an American journalist in Baghdad, Iraq,” adding that it had warned the journalist about threats against her. Johnson said then that U.S. officials believed one of the people involved in the kidnapping had ties to Kataib Hezbollah.
washingtonpost.com
U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped in Iraq, is freed in prisoner swap
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eu.usatoday.com
What we know about the American journalist kidnapped in Iraq
USA TODAY has reached out to the State Department for an update. Here’s what we know so far. According to Iraqi's Ministry of Interior, Kittleson was "kidnapped by unknown persons" in central Bagdad on the evening of March 31. “The Ministry affirms that efforts are ongoing to track down the remaining perpetrators and secure the release of the abducted woman, and to take due legal action against all those involved in this criminal act, in accordance with the law,” the agency said in a statement.
apnews.com
American journalist was warned of threats being kidnapping in Baghdad | AP News
Iraqi security forces gave chase to her captors and arrested one suspect after the car he was driving crashed, but other kidnappers were able to escape with the journalist in a second car. An Iraqi intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment, said Iraqi authorities believe she is being held in Baghdad and are trying to locate her and secure her release. He said authorities “have information about the abducting party” but declined to give more details. U.S. officials have alleged that Kittleson was taken by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-linked Iraqi militia that has been implicated in previous kidnappings of foreigners.
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