Israeli-Canadian woman Gill Rosenberg says she is safe after reports suggested she had been kidnapped by Islamic State militants. Rosenberg travelled to Iraq and then on to Syria in early November, purportedly to join Kurdish forces in their fight against ISIS.
Here is a timeline of Rosenberg鈥檚 travels, based on her and media reports.
July 31
Rosenberg excitedly announces that the time she is spending in New York "just became precious," because she will be "going home to TLV (Tel Aviv) on Wednesday!!!"
August 7
Rosenberg flies from Moscow to Tel Aviv. She spends time in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from August to October.
November 2
Rosenberg posts five photos from Amman, Jordan, and gives her location as Queen Alia International Airport. About a half hour after posting the photos, she posts a quote: "You get a strange feeling when you鈥檙e about to leave a place, like you'll not only miss the people you love but you'll miss the person you are now at this time and place because you'll never be this way ever again.鈥�
Late that night, she posts a photo of Erbil International Airport in Iraq with the caption: "Terre ferme in Erbil, Iraq."
November 5
Rosenberg posts a photo that appears to be taken from the front passenger seat of a vehicle, with a stretch of highway ahead. The caption says it is from "the drive to Sulaymaniya (sic). Kinda looks like anywhere in middle America."
Sulaymaniyah is in southern Kurdistan, Iraq.
A photo from later that morning shows a bag of ketchup chips.
"I f* love Kurdistan. Canada 鈥� you are officially no longer relevant in my life. I was just using you for your ketchup chips."
November 9
Rosenberg checks in on Facebook in Nusaybin, Turkey.
Later that day, she posts 16 photos of herself from South Kurdistan and Rojava (the Kurdish region of Syria).
She later posts a status update with a quote used by soldiers in the Israeli Defence Forces, partly in Hebrew and partly in English: "After me."
"Let's show ISIS what that means," she says.
November 19
Rosenberg's account is quiet for several days, while about 60 friends wish her a happy birthday on Nov. 12. She thanks everyone for their good wishes, and says she will not have Internet access anytime soon.
"Someone will manage the page for me," she writes. "Remember, life is good."
November 20
Rosenberg posts a music video by Somalian-Canadian artist K'Naan, and then posts a "selection of songs I keep on repeat."
She says it will be her "last post for a while 鈥� enjoy!!"
She then says that her Facebook account will be managed "by someone else" until she once again has Internet access, which she says could be on or around the week of Dec. 8.
"Please do not message me as this is not me. Thank you."
November 30
The says that Rosenberg has "reportedly" been kidnapped by ISIS militants, citing Islamist websites with ties to the terror organization.
The report suggests that Rosenberg was captured during "fierce battles" between militants and Kurdish fighters "in unspecified areas." However, the report notes that the "main battlefield" between Kurdish fighters and ISIS is in the Syria-Turkey border town of Kobani.
Kurdish sources told Israel Radio that Rosenberg was not in Kobani and that reports of her kidnapping were likely ISIS propaganda.
As more media outlets picked up the story, several Facebook users posted to Rosenberg's page to say that they are praying for her and hoping that the reports are untrue.
Two Facebook users, Oliver Brimo and Emanuela Siyar Barzani, both refuted the reports, saying she is safe and merely unable to access the internet.
December 1
Rosenberg posts a Facebook status update to say she is "safe and secure."
