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While the family of slain journalist James Foley mourns his passing, another American journalist held captive for two years in Syria has been freed by his kidnappers, .

Peter Theo Curtis was freed from captivity on Sunday, after reportedly being abducted in Antakya, Turkey, where he planned to enter Syria聽in October 2012.

The Qatari-owned television station named the journalist as聽Peter聽Theo聽Curtis, and said he had been handed over to a representative of the聽United Nations.

A family friend confirmed on Sunday that Mr. Curtis, originally from Boston, had been handed over to a United Nations representative,聽.

His reported release happened just days after the Islamic State militant group fighting in聽Iraq聽and聽Syria聽issued a video shown the beheading of American journalist聽James Foley.

That video, together with a threat to kill another American journalist being held hostage,聽Steven Sotloff, inspired widespread revulsion in the West and a desire to hunt down the killer.

The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists estimates that about 20 journalists are missing in聽Syria. Many of them are believed to be held by Islamic State.

In a video statement released by聽Curtis's kidnappers at some point during his captivity,聽Curtis聽said he was a journalist from聽Boston,聽Massachusetts, Al Jazeera reported.

Commenting on his treatment, Curtis聽said he 'had everything' he needed and聽'everything has been perfect, food, clothing, even friends now.'

On Tuesday, a video surfaced on YouTube depicting the execution of American journalist James Foley, who had also been missing since 2012. In that video, IS vowed to kill another American journalist聽Steven Sotloff聽if the United States does not withdraw from Iraq.聽

Three Americans are now believed to be captives of IS, two men and one woman, according to the Times.