Princeton student freed by Iran-backed militia, Trump and Iraq announce

Sep 10, 2025 - 11:00
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Princeton student freed by Iran-backed militia, Trump and Iraq announce
President Trump and the Iraqi government on Tuesday announced that Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian citizen, U.S. permanent resident and Princeton graduate student, was released after being held captive for over 900 days by the terrorist group Khataib Hezbollah in Iraq.  Trump said in a Truth Social post that Tsurkov is in the American Embassy in Iraq. Iraqi Prime…