After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive

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(11 Nov 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Tel Aviv, Israel - 6 November 2025 1. Wide of Elizabeth Tsurkov, former captive of Iraq, on sofa 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Elizabeth Tsurkov, former hostage in Iraq: "Basically, I was dragged into an SUV by maybe two men who were basically grabbing me into the car. I resisted and I screamed, and they were passing through checkpoints. They were whispering to each other "checkpoint , checkpoint." So I knew obviously that they're not the State." 3.