Princeton Student Who Vanished on Research Trip to Baghdad Is Being Held Hostage by Iran-Backed Militia
Elizabeth Tsurkov.Photo:AHMAD MOHAMAD/Ahmad Mohamad/AFP via Getty Images AHMAD MOHAMAD/Ahmad Mohamad/AFP via Getty Images Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian dual citizen fluent in Arabic, had traveled to Iraq on her Russian passport while working on her doctorate and academic research, the prime minister’s office said, noting in the statement: “We hold Iraq responsible for her safety and well-being.” Iraq considers Israel a hostile state and has banned contact between the nations – so Tsurkov was only admitted into the country because of her Russian passport....