Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on Release of American Journalist Shelly Kittleson
April 08, 2026
April 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on April 7, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio on the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson by the terrorist group Kata'ib Hizballah near Baghdad, Iraq:
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I am pleased to announce the release of American journalist, Shelly Kittleson, who was recently kidnapped by members of the foreign terrorist organization Kata'ib Hizballah near Baghdad, Iraq.
The U.S. Depa . . .
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I am pleased to announce the release of American journalist, Shelly Kittleson, who was recently kidnapped by members of the foreign terrorist organization Kata'ib Hizballah near Baghdad, Iraq.
The U.S. Depa . . .