Richard Engel was kidnapped in Syria with his crew and held for the five days . His captors told group they were militants associated with Bashar al-Assad . But new evidence suggests the kidnappers posed as government forces . They were in fact Sunni militants who also staged an elaborate rescue .
Richard Engel was kidnapped in Syria with his crew and held for five days . His captors told group they were militants associated with Bashar al-Assad . But new evidence suggests the kidnappers posed as government forces . They were in fact Sunni militants who also staged an elaborate rescue .