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A freelance American writer held captive for nearly two years in Syria by al Qaeda-linked militants was freed just days after a rival group beheaded another U.S. reporter and threatened to continue killing others.
Peter Theo Curtis, 45 years old, was released by the Nusra Front in Syria after the government of Qatar helped negotiate his freedom, according to his family and U.S. officials.
While it remained unclear what led to Mr. Curtis's release, his freedom may provide some hope to the families of other Americans being held hostage in Syria.
Concern about the fate of Westerners held captive in Syria deepened last week when Sunni militants with the militant group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, posted a propaganda video showing the killing of James Foley, a journalist who was captured in 2012, one month after Mr. Curtis went missing.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-journalist-peter-theo-curtis-released-after-being-held-in-syria-1408907962

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