US journalist Shelly Kittleson to be released, says Iran-aligned Kataib Hezbollah

US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a cellphone photo in a cafe in Baghdad, Iraq, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo)
US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a cellphone photo in a cafe in Baghdad, Iraq, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo)

Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah, which is Iran-aligned, says it will release abducted US journalist Shelly Kittleson, adding that she must leave Iraq immediately.

Kittleson was abducted in late March in Baghdad.

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