Israeli-Russian hostage Tsurkov is alive and Iraq is working on her release, Iraqi FM to Axios
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian researcher, is held hostage by an Iraqi militia. She is alive, and the Iraqi PM is working on her release, as reported by Axios.
DUBAI (Reuters) - Israeli-Russian Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held hostage by an Iraqi militia, is alive and the Iraqi prime minister is working on her release, Iraqi foreign minister Fouad Hussein told Axios reporter Barak Ravid on Thursday.
(Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Alex Richardson)
The main topic is the hostage situation of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov in Iraq and efforts for her release.
Elizabeth Tsurkov is an Israeli-Russian Princeton researcher currently held hostage by an Iraqi militia.
The Iraqi Prime Minister is actively working on securing Elizabeth Tsurkov's release from captivity.
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