Shelly Kittleson ✓

@shellykittleson · Iraq · joined 27 Apr 2014

Award-winning journalist reporting from the Middle East and Afghanistan for @AlMonitor @ForeignPolicy @bbcworldservice @newlinesmag @politico @AlMajallaAR etc.

28 602Followers

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Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson6 Sep

My interview with Syria's defense minister, early 2025: "...in the past, there were a multitude of intelligence branches, all of which were used” to foster fear, hatred, and “servitude”. (...) aims to “reach a stage at which there is harmony and love between the Syrian people 2.9K views · 24 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson6 Sep

I had the honor of receiving a press freedom award this weekend in Italy. https://t.co/1oCixe1kRD

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Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson6 Sep

Iraq: "72.9% of surveyed employees said gender influenced access to public-sector jobs, 50.1% cited tribal status or connections, and 33.9% said bribery was a factor in recruitment (...) 17.5% regarded those who report corruption as "troublemakers" " 1.5K views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson6 Sep

A survey by Iraq's Ministry of Planning on corruption and nepotism within the Iraqi government finds that 24.5% of people who dealt with government departments during 2025 and early 2026 reported paying bribes. It covered more than 9,800 respondents across Iraq's governorates,

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Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson6 Sep

Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq/ Iran: "...staff may not have sufficient time to develop relationships and substantive knowledge. The Embassy has burdensome security that often prevents Embassy staff from getting outside the embassy walls" 2.4K views · 13 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson5 Sep

⚡️Syrian journalist Jamil Alhassan: The Syrian Ministry of Interior has launched an app on Google Play and Apple App Store for reporting violations by Syrian security personnel. The app allows users to attach documentation of the incident, with responses to reports expected

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Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson29 Aug

Let's talk about what happened here. It's an open secret that Taif is married to an AAH member, and the US was out of touch/slow to acknowledge this. Taif had a good working relationship with certain people at the US Embassy -- hence the Embassy's decision to nominate her for the 26.1K views · 104 likes · 16 reposts · 32 replies Open on X →

Shelly Kittleson ✓@shellykittleson4 Sep 2020

Leading #Italian think tank @ispionline asked me to write on the future of international #security assistance in #Iraq on the basis of my 6 years of reporting from different areas of the country. Here it is (in English): https://t.co/cWJlry3HcY 0 views · 483 likes · 105 reposts · 104 replies Open on X →

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7 posts dos últimos 90 dias, ao lado da faixa de 10K–100K seguidores. aparece para muita gente, mas poucos desses espectadores reagem.

Mediana de visualizações3 435esta conta968mediana para 10K–100K

Alcance, %12.01%esta conta3.43%mediana para 10K–100K

Engajamento, %0.68%esta conta1.91%mediana para 10K–100K

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Alcance (visualizações ÷ seguidores)	12.01%	3.43%	3.50×
Taxa de engajamento	0.68%	1.91%	0.36×

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26.1K29 Aug

50.2K5 Sep

2.4K6 Sep

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Engagement rate per post

0.60%29 Aug

0.73%5 Sep

0.58%6 Sep

0.64%

0.68%

2.49%

0.92%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.91%.

What the audience does

Likes73.3%651 in total

Reposts8.7%77 in total

Replies5.9%52 in total

Quotes1.8%16 in total

Bookmarks10.4%92 in total

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