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7. Yes they are.

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 02:09 PM

Aug 2014

They can be there under contract with news outlets, without being employees of those outfits. That was the case for Foley.

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Kidnapped US journalist freed in Syria [View all] Bosonic Aug 2014 OP

Good news for a change. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #1

Fantastic!! onecaliberal Aug 2014 #2

Looks like the border between Turkey and Syria is porous /nt jakeXT Aug 2014 #3

Yes they are. magical thyme Aug 2014 #7

So was there a prisoner trade? Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #5

the group that kidnapped and held him has not been identified magical thyme Aug 2014 #8

"He was held by the Nusra Front, the Qaeda affiliate in Syria" Baclava Aug 2014 #9

Between this report, the US reached out to Quatar karynnj Aug 2014 #11