Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the release of American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Iraq.
“I am pleased to announce the release of American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was recently kidnapped by members of Kataib Hezbollah“, Rubio wrote in X. He added that the US administration “is working to ensure her safe departure from Iraq“.
The Shiite group had previously announced Kittleson's release.
A US citizen was kidnapped on March 31 in central Baghdad, near the hotel where she was staying. Kittleson had worked in Baghdad for a long time, covering mainly Iraqi armed groups, US-Iraq relations and regional security developments. The State Department later confirmed the journalist's kidnapping.