US Journalist Kidnapped in Syria Returns Home
![Peter Theo Curtis, 45, stands outside his mother's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Curtis spent two years as a captive of Nusra Front, an affiliate of al-Qaida in Syria, Aug. 27, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00929501-03f4-4e5b-b160-f863b91889be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Peter Theo Curtis, 45, stands outside his mother's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Curtis spent two years as a captive of Nusra Front, an affiliate of al-Qaida in Syria, Aug. 27, 2014.
![Peter Theo Curtis, who was released on Sunday, Aug. 24 after spending two years as a captive of insurgents in Syria, stands outside his mother's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 27, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e8b16173-eb64-4230-ae51-d9370c74421d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Peter Theo Curtis, who was released on Sunday, Aug. 24 after spending two years as a captive of insurgents in Syria, stands outside his mother's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 27, 2014.
![Viva Hardigg, cousin of American journalist Peter Theo Curtis, talks to reporters outside the house of Curtis' mother in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f99c233d-825c-4dac-b4be-e27c85b36e4f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Viva Hardigg, cousin of American journalist Peter Theo Curtis, talks to reporters outside the house of Curtis' mother in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 2014.
![Nancy Curtis, mother of American journalist Peter Theo Curtis, briefly answers reporters' questions outside her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12204b6a-2352-4641-a74a-d9cbbc5d46a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nancy Curtis, mother of American journalist Peter Theo Curtis, briefly answers reporters' questions outside her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 2014.
![In this image taken from undated video obtained by The Associated Press, is believed to be Peter Theo Curtis, a U.S. citizen held hostage by an al-Qaida linked group in Syria, as he delivers a statement.](https://gdb.voanews.com/23ae1d67-9816-4a93-8244-6635a8880ad6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this image taken from undated video obtained by The Associated Press, is believed to be Peter Theo Curtis, a U.S. citizen held hostage by an al-Qaida linked group in Syria, as he delivers a statement.