Elizabeth Tsurkov (Hebrew: אליזבט צורקוב; born November 11, 1986) [1] [2] is a Russian-Israeli researcher who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023, and is being held by the group Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia backed by Iran.

Jan 27, 2025 · Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in March 2023 by the Iran-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah, which is designated as a terrorist group by the United States. Kataib Hezbollah is a member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, an organization of militias sponsored and funded by Iraq’s government, as ABC reported last spring.

Jul 5, 2023 · Elizabeth Tsurkov, 36, a doctoral student at Princeton University, was kidnapped and held by the group Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia linked to Iran, after leaving a cafe in Baghdad, the...

Jul 6, 2023 · Elizabeth Tsurkov, a PhD student at Princeton University in the United States, was conducting research in Baghdad when she was kidnapped.

Jan 23, 2025 · Elizabeth Tsurkov, the Israeli researcher who was kidnapped in Iraq almost two years ago, is alive and the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, is working to free her, Iraqi Foreign...

Jul 6, 2023 · Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian dual citizen and Princeton University graduate student, has been held captive for months by an Iran-linked Shiite militia in Iraq.

Nov 13, 2023 · A video broadcast on an Iraqi television station and circulated on pro-Iranian social media Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, purported to show Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian researcher who was allegedly kidnapped in Iraq, the first sign of life since her disappearance nearly eight months ago.

Jul 6, 2023 · A Princeton University doctoral student has been kidnapped in Iraq. Elizabeth Tsurkov is a 36-year-old Israeli researcher.

Jul 6, 2023 · Months after Elizabeth Tsurkov GS disappeared in Iraq, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, July 5 that Tsurkov, a Ph.D. candidate in the politics department, was being held by the Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah.

Sep 8, 2023 · The Iraqi government should take steps to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a US-based scholar who was kidnapped in Iraq on March 21, 2023, four organizations including Amnesty International said today.