Deal Imminent for Release of Elizabeth Tsurkov in Baghdad
Selfie image provided by Emma Tsurkov, right, she and her sister Elizabeth Tsurkov are shown in Santa Clara Valley, Calif. 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. The Associated Press could not verify the authenticity of the video released Monday. (AP Photo/Eric Tucker, File)
A deal for the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian academic kidnapped nearly two years ago in Baghdad, is expected to be carried out within a week, according to an Iraqi local channel. Tsurkov is reportedly being held by the Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah, a group backed by Iran, according to Israeli officials.
The agreement reportedly involves her release in exchange for an Iranian national and six other individuals detained in Iraq over attacks on American targets.
Iraqi local channel.
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