Elizabeth Tsurkov, Israeli-Russian Researcher, Freed After Abduction in Iraq
Elizabeth Tsurkov, Israeli-Russian Researcher, Freed After Abduction in Iraq Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian researcher, has been released from captivity in Iraq, US President Donald Trump announced today. Tsurkov, a Princeton student, went missing during a research trip to Iraq in March 2023. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously stated she was being held by the Iran-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, confirmed her release, stating she is now safely at the American embassy in…