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US journalist kidnapped in Syria and held for two years, freed

Curtis was not believed to be among the hostages held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that executed another American journalist James Foley.

Syrian troops ambush and kill dozens of rebels

Syrian government forces ambushed members of an al-Qaida-linked group on Friday, killing dozens of them near a historic Christian village north of Damascus, activists and state media said.

Moderate Syrian rebels vow to protect journalists on duty

The leaders of Syria's main Western-backed moderate rebel faction said they would do everything in their power to protect journalists on assignment in the country and work to secure the release of those who have already been abducted.

Syrian army bombs northern rebel town, killing 5

Syrian government forces bombed a strategic rebel town in the country's north for the third straight day today, pounding it with airstrikes that killed at least five people, activists said.

Rebels take control of air base in significant blow to Assad regime

Taftanaz is the biggest field in the country's north for helicopters used to bomb rebel-held areas and deliver supplies to government troops.