A Princeton University student has finally been freed after she was taken hostage by militant Hezbollah terrorists in Iraq.
Elizabeth Tsurkov is now residing at the American Embassy in Baghdad.
Donald Trump announced on Tuesday afternoon: ‘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 never give up. HAMAS, RELEASE THE HOSTAGES, NOW!’
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed her release, which he said was the ‘culmination of extensive efforts exerted by our security services over the course of many months.
‘We reaffirm, once again, that we will not tolerate any compromise in enforcing the law and upholding the authority of the state, nor will we allow anyone to undermine the reputation of Iraq and its people,’ he said.
Tsurkov disappeared in March 2023 while on a research trip in Baghdad. The Israeli government announced months later that she had been kidnapped by the Shiite group Kataeb Hezbollah or Hezbollah Brigades.
By November of that year, the terrorist group released a video featuring Tsurkov, in which the Israeli-Russian academic claimed she was a Mossad and CIA agent.
Elizabeth Tsurkov is now residing at the American Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq
She also claimed in the hostage video that she attempted to create violence and demonstrations in Iraq, reports Israel National News.
But Tsurkov had been an expert on regional affairs in the Middle East – and specifically in war-torn Syria.
Her work has been quoted over the years by international media, before she suddenly went silent on March 21, 2023.
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