US EditionTrump says Princeton student Elizabeth Tsurkov freed after being held by Hezbollah for 2 years
- Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian Princeton graduate student kidnapped in 2023 by Kata'ib Hezbollah in Iraq, was released and is now safe at the American Embassy.
- Her release followed negotiations involving the condition of U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and assurances no U.S. or Israeli strikes would occur there.
- Iraqi security services worked for many months to secure her freedom, while Israel's ongoing regional conflict added to the tense context.
- Emma, Elizabeth’s sister who resides in California, expressed on X her gratitude to President Trump and envoy Adam Boehler, sharing how the family eagerly awaited Elizabeth’s return for 903 days.
- The release reassures Iraq's leadership, which reaffirmed its commitment to law enforcement and protecting the country's reputation amid regional instability.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian researcher kidnapped by a Shiite militia in 2023, was released and is at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, announced Tuesday by Iraqi authorities and U.S. President Donald Trump. The PhD from Princeton U.S. University disappeared in Iraq in March 2023. Specializing in the conflicts in the Middle East, mainly in Iraq and Syria, she was very active on social networks, where she had tens of thousands of followers. T…
President Donald Trump of the United States announced that elements of the Shiite Kataib Hizbullah group had released a Russian and Israeli citizen, a researcher at Princeton University, Elizabeth Zurkov, who wrote about it on the Truth Social Social Network.
An Israeli-Russian researcher abducted in Baghdad in 2023, Elizabeth Tsurkov, landed Wednesday evening in Israel, said the Prime Minister's office, the day after his release, announced by the Iraqi authorities and US President Donald Trump. ...
Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov freed in Iraq
Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped by Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah in March 2023 and holds Israeli and Russian citizenship, was freed in Iraq on September 9, according to President Donald Trump. The Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office claimed that security agencies in the country had secured her release, and they would pursue those “involved in this crime and hold them accountable.” A source reported to be from Kataib
Kidnapped Princeton Student Released After More Than 900 Days
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton graduate student kidnapped by Hezbollah in 2023, has been released. “I am pleased to report that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton Student, whose sister is an American Citizen, was just released by Kata’ib Hezbollah (MILITANT Hezbollah), and is now safely in the American Embassy in Iraq after being tortured for many months. I will always fight for JUSTICE, and neve…
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