US envoy visited Iraq in bid to free Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov has been held captive in Iraq since March 2023 by the Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia Kata’ib Hezbollah. JNS Staff March 12, 2025
Baghdad ‘actively working’ to locate Elizabeth Tsurkov Iraq's national security adviser said authorities are also seeking to identify the group that kidnapped the Israeli-Russian researcher. March 6, 2025
US hostage envoy: Iraqi PM should work to free Israeli-Russian captive ‘right now’ Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani "has an opportunity RIGHT NOW to show the world why he should or should not be prime minister," said U.S. Ambassador Adam Boehler. JNS Staff Feb. 19, 2025
Iraqi PM said working to free Israeli scholar from captivity Elizabeth Tsurkov has been held captive by an Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia since 2023. Jan. 24, 2025
Family of Russian-Israeli hostage in Iraq meets with mediators Elizabeth Tsurkov has been held by militias since her kidnapping in Baghdad in March 2023. Shirit Avitan Cohen Jan. 9, 2025
As axis of resistance breaks down, Iraqi militias take center stage Although the Iraqi militias are in reality a large group of disjointed organizations, their level of cooperation and coordination has greatly increased. Shimon Sherman Nov. 10, 2024
Iran using Houthis’ Yemen as weapons ‘testing ground’ Founder of Israel Missile Defense Organization expresses skepticism over Houthi claims of a "hypersonic" missile attack Yaakov Lappin Sept. 16, 2024
Iran building jihadi proxy armies to stretch Israel’s air defense Shi'ite militias in Syria and Iraq have Eilat in sights with long-range drones. Yaakov Lappin July 15, 2024
IDF: Two soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack The casualties were identified as Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, and Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31. May 7, 2024
