Shelly Kittleson, who was abducted in Baghdad, must leave Iraq immediately, the Kataib Hezbollah militia says
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 3:54am, 8 Apr 2026Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah, which is aligned with Iran, said on Tuesday it would release abducted US journalist Shelly Kittleson, adding that she must leave Iraq immediately.
Kittleson was abducted in late March in Baghdad.
Middle East news site Al-Monitor said Kittleson was a US freelance journalist based in Rome who had covered several wars in the region and had contributed articles to the outlet.
A video purporting to show Kittleson was shared by a social media outlet close to Kataib Hezbollah on Tuesday.
Reuters could not independently verify the authenticity of the video, which if confirmed would be the first images of Kittleson published since her kidnapping.
