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| Syria releases American freelance photographer Kevin Patrick Dawes | |
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| The Syrian regime has freed an American freelance photographer who was abducted after traveling to the country in 2012, according to two U.S. officials. | The Syrian regime has freed an American freelance photographer who was abducted after traveling to the country in 2012, according to two U.S. officials. |
| Kevin Patrick Dawes, 33, from San Diego, was released following many months of negotiations, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details of Dawes’s release have not yet been made public. | Kevin Patrick Dawes, 33, from San Diego, was released following many months of negotiations, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details of Dawes’s release have not yet been made public. |
| Dawes was recently allowed to call his family and receive care packages, a signal to officials that the Syrian government was moving toward releasing him. The U.S. State Department had taken the lead on winning Dawes’s release. It’s unclear if American officials talked directly with the Syrian government or through an intermediary. | Dawes was recently allowed to call his family and receive care packages, a signal to officials that the Syrian government was moving toward releasing him. The U.S. State Department had taken the lead on winning Dawes’s release. It’s unclear if American officials talked directly with the Syrian government or through an intermediary. |
| Dawes’s family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | Dawes’s family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |
| Dawes’s case drew little attention in the media but his release is believed to be a positive sign in securing the freedom of journalist Austin Tice, another American hostage and former U.S. Marine who disappeared in Syria in 2012. | Dawes’s case drew little attention in the media but his release is believed to be a positive sign in securing the freedom of journalist Austin Tice, another American hostage and former U.S. Marine who disappeared in Syria in 2012. |
| The Syrian government has never acknowledged detaining Tice, but U.S. officials believe the regime or a group affiliated with it is holding him. | The Syrian government has never acknowledged detaining Tice, but U.S. officials believe the regime or a group affiliated with it is holding him. |
| Dawes was taken after crossing into Syria from Turkey, according to the FBI. | Dawes was taken after crossing into Syria from Turkey, according to the FBI. |
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| Parents of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, launch ad campaign | Parents of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, launch ad campaign |
| Freeing a reporter: Secret diplomatic talks and private back channels | Freeing a reporter: Secret diplomatic talks and private back channels |
| Woman accused of holding U.S. aid worker hostage in Syria is charged | Woman accused of holding U.S. aid worker hostage in Syria is charged |