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The Iraqi militia group responsible for the recent rocket attack on a US military base has announced the suspension of its operations against US forces in Iraq, citing ongoing discussions with the Iraqi government and the US-led coalition. This move comes amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq, and follows a series of retaliatory US airstrikes against such groups.
Israeli officials have stated that a Princeton University doctoral student, Elizabeth Tsurkov, who went missing in Iraq several months ago, is being held hostage by the Shiite militia group Kataeb Hezbollah. Tsurkov, an Israeli and Russian citizen, was conducting research for her doctoral thesis when she was kidnapped. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office holds Iraq responsible for her safety and well-being. Princeton University and the think tank New Lines Institute, where Tsurkov is a fellow, have expressed concern and called for her immediate release. The U.S. State Department has condemned the abduction and deferred to Iraqi authorities for comment.