American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, was freed on Tuesday, a senior administration official confirmed to Fox News.
US officials worked with the Iraqi government to secure her release, according to the report.
Earlier, the powerful Iran-backed Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement that it will release Kittleson.
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”.
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