Elizabeth Tsurkov, 36, had just left a Baghdad cafe in March when she was kidnapped by members of the paramilitary group, her family and others with knowledge of the case said.
A Princeton University doctoral student was abducted by a radical Iran-backed militia group while doing work for the school in Iraq — and has been missing for months.
“[Elizabeth Tsurkov] is an Israeli-Russian dual citizen who has been missing for several months in Iraq, where she is being held by the Shi’ite militia Kata’ib Hezbollah,” the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuThe Israeli government “views Iraq as responsible for her fate and safety,” it said.
Tsurkov had just left a cafe in a middle-class Baghdad neighborhood in March when she was kidnapped by members of the paramilitary group, her family and others with knowledge of the case told Tsurkov is also a well-regarded analyst on Syria, with a background studying jihadist groups in the Middle East and degrees in international relations from the Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University,“This incident is being handled by the relevant agencies in Israel out of concern for the security and well-being of Elizabeth Tsurkov,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.
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