The journalist was abducted in Baghdad last week.
This marks the group's first admission of the kidnapping.
The release is seen as a political gesture.
Strategic angle: An Iran-backed Iraqi armed group announces the release of an American journalist as a gesture of goodwill towards Iraq’s outgoing prime minister.
The journalist was abducted in Baghdad last week.
This marks the group's first admission of the kidnapping.
The release is seen as a political gesture.