US journalist Shelly Kittleson to be released after kidnap in Iraq, militia says
Kataib Hezbollah says the release comes on condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
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Kataib Hezbollah says the release comes on condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist abducted in Baghdad on March 31, was released on April 7 after negotiations involving the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, which demanded the release of detained members in exchange for her freedom.
Kataib Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia responsible for Shelly Kittleson's abduction in Baghdad, announced her release on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist abducted by the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah in Baghdad, has been released, with the condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
Kataib Hezbollah, the militia holding Shelly Kittleson, announced her release after a week in captivity, stipulating that she must leave Iraq immediately.
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist abducted in Baghdad on March 31, was released after eight days in captivity, with the condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
Kataib Hezbollah announced the release of Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, on the condition that she leaves Iraq immediately, citing appreciation for the outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister's stances.
Shelly Kittleson, a U.S. journalist abducted from a Baghdad street corner on March 31, was released on April 7, with the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah stating the release was in appreciation of the outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister's national positions.
Shelly Kittleson, a U.S. journalist abducted in Baghdad by the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, was released on April 7 in a prisoner swap with Iraq, with the militia demanding her immediate departure from the country.
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist abducted in Baghdad on March 31, was released on April 7 after being held by the Iran-backed militia Kata'ib Hezbollah, which had targeted her for kidnapping.
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad on March 31, was released on April 7 after negotiations with the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, which demanded the release of detained members in exchange for her freedom.
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad on March 31, was released on April 7 after negotiations with the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, which demanded the release of detained members in exchange for her freedom.
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad on March 31, was released on April 7 after negotiations with the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, which demanded the release of detained members in exchange for her freedom.
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