Washington Post World section U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped in Iraq, is freed in prisoner swap By: Mustafa Salim ยท Scott Nover 7 April 2026 at 18:20 Kittleson, a freelancer for several U.S. outlets, was seized last week in Baghdad by Kataib Hezbollah, a Shiite militia aligned with Iran.