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Thursday, July 23, 2020

German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation

German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operationA German arts curator who was kidnapped earlier this week was freed Friday by Iraqi security forces, security and government officials said. Hella Mewis was freed at 6:25 a.m. local time (0325 GMT) in an operation outside the capital Baghdad in which security forces raided a location based on information they obtained regarding her whereabouts, a security official said. Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool posted on Twitter that security forces liberated Mewis, without providing further details.


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