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This morning, American journalist Shelley Kittleson is free in Iraq after spending a week held by an Iranian-backed militia
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Iraqi officials say her captors released Kittleson Tuesday, and arrangements are now underway to get her out of the country
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Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, claimed responsibility for the abduction, which was caught on CCTV
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They said on Telegram she was freed on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately
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Her exact location has not been disclosed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the release, saying the U.S. is working to support her safe departure
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Before her abduction, the State Department had warned Kittleson she could be targeted by that same group while reporting in Iraq
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After she was nabbed, the FBI's hostage recovery fusion cell worked with U.S. agencies and Iraqi partners to help secure her release
