By: Reuters
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/24/peter-theo-curtis-freed_n_5705129.html
An American writer missing since 2012 was recently freed by kidnappers in Syria. A few days ago James Foley, a photojournalist, was beheaded by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Today, news broke out that Peter Theo Curtis became a free man. The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry released a statement saying that the United States was trying to use any sort of "tool" to make sure that the other Americans kept hostage in Syria are safe and protected. Only a few days after the militant group posted the video of Foley getting beheaded, news came out that Curtis was released. John Kerry said that Curtis was held by Nusra Front, which was al Qaeda's main wing in Syria. Nusra Front's competitiveness started war among the revolutionaries. Peter Theo Curtis was then handed over to the UN peacekeepers located in Al Rafid village, Quneitra. After his medical check-up he was given to the representatives of the government. Curtis, who was only forty-five described himself as a journalist and a writer. He had written two books, both based on all the work he had accomplished as a journalist. Susan Rice, White House national security adviser, mentioned that Peter Theo Curtis was safe outside of Syria and that he would be with his family soon. In the video of Foley's beheading, which was posted on Tuesday, a threat was made to kill another American journalist that was kept hostage, Steven Sotloff. This sparked anger and the widespread desire to find Foley's killer. Estimates are made that about twenty other journalists are missing in Syria, most believe by the Islamic State.
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