▁took ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁special ▁en voy ▁to ▁Kos ovo ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁to ▁Gaz a ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁to ▁Ira q ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Did ier ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Jerusalem ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁covered ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁before ▁being ▁shot ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁con val esc ence , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Did ier ▁François ▁joined ▁Europe ▁ 1 ▁radio ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁to ▁covers ▁international ▁news , ▁including ▁the ▁Arab ▁Spring , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Def ense ▁and ▁T error ism ▁issues . ▁He ▁not ably ▁accompanied ▁the ▁French ▁forces ▁in ▁foreign ▁operations ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁M ali ▁or ▁Ira q , ▁for ▁Europe ▁ 1 ▁and ▁for ▁Paris ▁Match . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁north ▁of ▁Ale ppo , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁investig ating ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁chemical ▁weapons ▁by ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁regime . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁his ▁fellow ▁prisoner , ▁photograph er ▁Ed ou ard ▁E