U.S. journalist is FREED in Syria after two years in captivity..

Free: Peter Theo Curtis, pictured, was handed over to UN representatives on Sunday, just days after another U.S. reporter, James Foley, was beheaded by the Islamic State group.

An American journalist who was kidnapped entering Syria nearly two years ago has been freed.
Peter Theo Curtis was handed over to UN representatives on Sunday, just days after another U.S. reporter, James Foley, was beheaded by ISIS.
Curtis was abducted in Antakya, Turkey, in October 2012 where he planned to enter Syria, according to Al Jazeera. He was held by the Nusra Front, the Qaeda affiliate in Syria, which has broken with the more radical ISIS.

Footage released on June 30 shows a relatively healthy-looking albeit disheveled Curtis.

In the video obtained by Al Jazeera, Curtis read from a prepared script stating his name and profession, saying he was a journalist from Boston, Massachusetts.
He said he had been well treated and 'had everything' he needed.
'Everything has been perfect, food, clothing, even friends now,' he said on the tape, according to the broadcaster. 


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