Published: April 14, 2019
The identity of Akavi, 62, has been revealed in a bid to secure her release after the fall of the last Isis stronghold
A New Zealand nurse kidnapped in Syria more than five years ago may still be alive, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said, revealing her identity for the first time in a bid to secure her release.
Louisa Akavi, 62, and two Syrian colleagues have been held hostage for longer than anyone in the 156-year history of the international aid organisation, and the fall of Isis’s last stronghold has renewed hopes of finding them, the New York Times reported on Monday.
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