Rami Jarrah, who was detained after applying for residency in a Turkish border town, is now free following a campaign by The Committee to Protect Journalists.

Turkish authorities have released a famous Syrian war journalist who was was detained in the city of Gaziante on Tuesday, the Committee of Project Journalists has said.

Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah was detained by immigration officials in Turkey

The media advocacy group called upon Turkey to release independent journalist Rami Jarrah, 32, who was raised in Britain, following his detention by Turkish immigration authorities after applying for residency at the border town of Gaziantep.

Friends of Jarrah told CPJ that he was being held in a cell with Islamic State members and feared for his safety.

The reasons for his detention were unclear, but his arrest came at a time of heightened tension between Turkey and Syria.

Jarrah is among the few independent journalists who has continued to report from the front line in war-ravaged Syria.

A journalist who was with Jarrah at the time of his arrest, who asked that his name not be published, said Jarrah was questioned about his media work.

In a statement calling for his release, published early Friday morning, CPJ urged Turkish authorities to "allow him to work in Turkey without fear of obstruction".

The news was confirmed and heralded by several other journalists working in the region.

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