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US journalist released from Syria 'overwhelmed with emotion'

A US journalist released earlier this week after almost two years of imprisonment in Syria said he was "overwhelmed with emotion" because of the attention he has received upon returning home.

Peter Theo Curtis, 45, was captured in 2012 by Nusra Front and was only released on Sunday.

He said: "I suddenly remember how good the American people are, and what kindness they have in their hearts."

Meanwhile, Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, who is suspected of fighting with Islamic State militants operating in Iraq and Syria, has been killed in the Middle East, a US security official has said.

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US Special Forces complete 'assessment' of Mount Sinjar

The US Special Forces personnel have left the Sinjar Mountains and are back in Irbil tonight, according to a Pentagon statement.

Today a team of fewer than twenty personnel conducted an assessment of the situation on Mt. Sinjar. All personnel have returned safely to Irbil by military air.

– US Defense Department

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