Abducted American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been freed: Hezbollah Bregades

(NEW YORK) -- American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, has been released by her abductors, according to the Iraqi militia group Hezbollah Brigades.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 12:54PM by Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Permalink