Daily brief
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped in Iraq, has been released by the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, according to an Iraqi official and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. Kittleson had been held in a militia stronghold and was believed to be alive before her release. The group is one of several Iraqi factions backed by Iran.
Protesters broke into the Kuwaiti consulate in Iraq’s Basra after a rocket attack killed three people.
A drone attack killed a militia member near Erbil.
Five explosions were heard in the area of Baghdad where the US embassy is located.
Iran-linked drone strikes killed civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan.