
Jumpei Yasuda was taken hostage by al-Nusra Front, the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria, in 2015. Japanese officials say he was freed on Tuesday and is now in Turkey.
(Image credit: Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Jumpei Yasuda was taken hostage by al-Nusra Front, the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria, in 2015. Japanese officials say he was freed on Tuesday and is now in Turkey.
(Image credit: Eugene Hoshiko/AP)