US journalist who was abducted in Iraq after armed men stopped car on street and kidnapped her to be released

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A KIDNAPPED American journalist who worked for the BBC will be released, according to Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah.

Shelly Kittleson was abducted on March 31, from a street corner in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group.

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US journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped on March 31, in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed groupCredit: AFP

Shocking footage from local media showed Shelly being grabbed by armed thugs and pulled into a vehicle – sparking a frantic rescue operation.

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