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US citizen Bilal Abdul Kareem released from prison by HTS in Syria

The American activist and self-styled journalist spent six months in the jihadist group's notorious prison system.

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These images from Twitter show the stepson of Bilal Abdul Kareem (L) announcing Kareem's detention and Kareem doing an On the Ground News report (right). — On the Ground News/Twitter

An American-born activist imprisoned by the Syrian Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been released, the group announced today.

HTS arrested Bilal Abdul Kareem in August amid a crackdown on activists and aid workers perceived as critical to its activities and policies in Idlib province, Syria’s last remaining Arab opposition enclave.

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