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August 21, 2014

Report: 20 Journalists Currently Held in Syria 
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It is unclear exactly how many American captives are being held by
Islamic militants in Syria. Sherif Mansour of the Committee to Protect
Journalists said over the past three years, Syriahas consistently been
the most dangerous place for journalists, with 69 killed covering the
conflict.

Sherif Mansour: "There are more than 80 cases of kidnaps that we know.
Many of those kidnappings were not public, were hard to track, but at
least there are 20 right now that we know are kidnapped in Syria,
including foreign and local journalists, many of whom are in ISIS or
Islamic State custody."

 

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