UPDATE: American Journalist Kidnapped In Iraq Reportedly Has Been Released

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Don Arpeggio

Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist kidnapped last week in Baghdad, Iraq, has reportedly been released.

DEVELOPING: American Journalist Allegedly Kidnapped In Iraq

According to the Associated Press, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said she had been released.

She was reportedly taken by the “Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah.”

Kittleson must leave Iraq immediately.

More from the Associated Press:

The group said its decision came “in appreciation of the patriotic stances of the outgoing prime minister,” Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, without giving more details. It added that “this initiative will not be repeated in the future.”

The statement added a condition — that Kittleson must “leave the country immediately” upon her release.

The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Kataib Hezbollah had not previously acknowledged that it was the one responsible for Kittleson’s abduction, although both U.S. and Iraqi officials had pointed fingers at the group.

“Both U.S. and Iraqi officials said Kataib Hizballah was responsible for the abduction and the group offered on April 1 to negotiate with the Iraqi government for her release in exchange for several militia members being held by authorities,” USA TODAY stated.

USA TODAY noted:

Kittleson is an independent journalist living in the Middle East, USA TODAY previously reported. Her work has appeared in multiple publications over the past decade, including Al Majalla, Al-Monitor, ANSA and RAI Radiotre, among other freelance work, according to her public LinkedIn account.

She’s originally from Mount Horeb, a small village in south-central Wisconsin, her mother, Barb Kittleson, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY network, on April 1.

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