The Observatory said running water was restored Tuesday in Aleppo after a cut of more than three weeks, apparently after an understanding between the regime and Al-Qaeda s affiliate in Syria, Al-Nusra Front.
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Antonio Pampliega, Jose Manuel Lopez and Angel Sastre – all freelance reporters – were confirmed by the Spanish Federation of Press Associations (FAPE) to have entered Syria through Turkey on July 10, Xinhua reported.
“We don’t know (if they were together) doing their investigative reports in Aleppo, just that another three Spanish journalists were kidnapped in the same area almost a year ago”, the BBC quoted FAPE president Elsa Gonzalez as saying.
“They can not yet conclude that they have been kidnapped”, she said.
Lopez, born in 1971, is a prize-winning photographer who contributed images to AFP from several war zones, including from the Syrian conflict up until 2013.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 84 journalists have been killed in Syria since 2011, while a number of others remain missing or have been released for ransom, after being held captive by the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group.
Once Syria s commercial hub, Aleppo is divided between rebel groups entrenched in the east and government troops in the western neighbourhoods.
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Rights groups have criticised both sides for indiscriminate attacks on civilians.
