The release of Princeton University graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian citizen being held hostage in Iraq, is close to being finalized, according to Arabic media reports.
Three sources, including an Iraqi government official, told Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat negotiations are in the final stages. And Tsurkov, 38, could be freed in a week to 10 days, according to Iraqi TV channel Al Rabiaa.
Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023 while conducting research for her PhD dissertation — field work that had been approved and funded by the university.
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