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Welcome back to the BDB Afternoon Bulletin.

An American journalist kidnapped by an Iran-backed proxy in Iraq has been released after weeks in captivity.

We're learning it was Secretary of State Marco Rubio who confirmed that Shelley Kittleson is now free and currently in Iraqi government custody, with plans underway to get her out of the country safely.

Iraqi officials say they made, quote, extensive efforts to ensure her safety.

But to understand what exactly happened here, you have to start with who took her.

She was taken by Qata'ib Hezbollah, one of the hardest line Iranian-backed militias operating inside Iraq.

It's a group that Washington has formally designated as a foreign terrorist organization with direct ties to Iran's Quds Force.

And as we've been tracking here on the podcast, one that has spent years targeting American personnel across Iraq and Syria.