Iran-backed militia says it will release kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsIran-backed militia says it will release kidnapped American journalist Shelly KittlesonKittleson was taken from a street in Iraq’s capital last weekQassim Abdul-Zahra Tuesday 07 April 2026 17:30 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953157","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/shelly-kittleson-kidnapped-american-journalist-iran-kataib-hezbollah-b2953157.html","title":"Iran-backed militia says it will release kidnapped American journalist"}}CloseAmerican journalist kidnapped in Iraq, CCTV appears to showSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}American journalist Shelly Kittleson is set to be release...