US Journalist Kittleson Released From Captivity in Iraq, Rubio Says

WASHINGTON, ⁠April ⁠7 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S Secretary ​of ‌State ‌Marco ⁠Rubio said ⁠on Tuesday that ​American ​journalist Shelly ⁠Kittleson ⁠has ⁠been released after ​recently ​being ⁠kidnapped ⁠by Iran-aligned Iraqi armed ⁠group Kataib Hezbollah near Baghdad.

(Reporting ⁠by Ismail Shakil and ​Kanishka ​Singh)

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