American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been freed after militants from the Iranian-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah kidnapped her in Iraq one week ago. Two Iraqi government sources and a source familiar with the situation told CBS News on Tuesday that Kittleson had been released. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later confirmed her release, saying in a statement,…
NewsFeed American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped in broad daylight in Baghdad. Iraq’s interior ministry says authorities at the highest level are searching for the 49-year-old. Published On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Washington — American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter as well as an Iraqi official. Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced that a foreign journalist was kidnapped by “unknown individuals” but did not identify who was taken. The ministry said that security forces had managed to…
Universtity of Limerick Gena Heraty was among those taken during the early hours of Sunday morning The family of an Irish woman kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti has said they are “absolutely devastated” and described the situation as “deeply worrying”. Gena Heraty, the facility’s director, was among several people taken in Kenscoff, near Haiti’s…
