A KIDNAPPED American journalist who worked for the BBC will be released, according to Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah.
Shelly Kittleson from a street corner in Baghdad by an Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group.
US journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped on March 31 in Baghdad by an Iranian-backed Iraqi armed groupCredit: AFP
showed Shelly being grabbed by armed thugs and pulled into a vehicle – sparking a frantic rescue operation.
Kataib Hezbollah had not claimed responsibility for the brutal snatching of the American journalist until now – though US and Iraqi officials had blamed the group.
The group said in a statement today that Shelly must leave Iraq immediately when she is released.
It claimed the decision to free the journalist came due to patriotic stances of the outgoing Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
Kataib Hezbollah did not give further details, but added that it was a one-time gesture that would not be repeated.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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