Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, has been released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.
The official confirmed that Kittleson is no longer in captivity. The abduction took place in the Iraqi capital, where she had been working as a freelance journalist.
Details concerning the identity of the captors or the specific terms of the release have not been made public by the Iraqi authorities.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has not yet provided a formal update on her condition or her scheduled departure from Iraq.
