{"id":46769,"date":"2025-09-10T03:59:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/princeton-grad-student-kidnapped-for-over-900-days-in-iraq-has-been-released-trump-says\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T03:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:59:31","slug":"princeton-grad-student-kidnapped-for-over-900-days-in-iraq-has-been-released-trump-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/princeton-grad-student-kidnapped-for-over-900-days-in-iraq-has-been-released-trump-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Princeton grad student kidnapped for over 900 days in Iraq has been released, Trump says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Princeton University doctoral student who was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/princeton-university-student-elizabeth-tsurkov-missing-in-iraq-hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">kidnapped by a militia group in Iraq<\/a><\/span> in 2023 and was held for more than 900 days has been released, President Trump announced Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/princeton-university-student-elizabeth-tsurkov-missing-in-iraq-hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Elizabeth Tsurkov<\/a><\/span>, an Israeli and Russian citizen whose sister is an American citizen, is now safe at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq after she had been held captive by the Iran-backed, U.S.-designated terrorist group Kata&#8217;ib Hezbollah, Mr. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115176212194047212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> in a Truth Social post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will always fight for JUSTICE, and never give up. HAMAS, RELEASE THE HOSTAGES, NOW!&#8221; the president wrote, referring to the terrorist organization Hamas that&#8217;s holding 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive, who were taken during Hamas&#8217; Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My entire family is incredibly happy. We cannot wait to see Elizabeth and give her all the love we have been waiting to share for 903 days,&#8221; Tsurkov&#8217;s sister Emma said Tuesday in a statement, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to CBS News on Tuesday, Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber said, &#8220;The release of Princeton graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov brings relief and joy to the University community, and we celebrate that she will be reunited with her family.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We thank President Trump for securing Elizabeth&#8217;s release. We are also grateful to those who worked tirelessly to bring an end to her terrible ordeal, including her family, friends and advocates,&#8221; Eisgruber said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her studies at the Ivy League school, Tsurkov was a fellow at the Washington-based think tank New Lines Institute and wrote for New Lines Magazine before her kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>Tsurkov has over a decade of experience working with human rights organizations in the Middle East, according to colleagues. 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