Hope is fading for Louisa Akavi, a New Zealand nurse who was last believed to be in Syria with the leader of ISISThe Detail is a daily news podcast produced for RNZ by Newsroom and is published on Stuff with permission. Hope is fading for Louisa Akavi, a New Zealand nurse who has spent decades on the front line of war zones, who has now been missing for six years. READ MORE:* Baghdadi dead, but Kiwi nurse Louisa Akavi still missing* Why Islamic State hostage Louisa Akavi's story needs to be told* Louisa Akavi’s guardian angel: Kayla Mueller* NZ Syria reporter Emma Beals says hope for Louisa Akavi must never waneSunday Star Times editor Tracy Watkins, who was the first New Zealand journalist to find out about Louisa, says she is one of the terror group's longest held hostages. ANDREW GORRIE/STUFF Louisa Akavi has been missing for six years. SUPPLIED Louisa Akavi, a nurse from New Zealand who provided aid in Syria.

Source: Stuff November 04, 2019 15:56 UTC