In pictures: French journalist freed in Iraq

1 of 6 French reporter Florence Aubenas has arrived in France after being held hostage for five months with her guide in Iraq. She was greeted by her mother and President Jacques Chirac.

2 of 6 Earlier on Sunday, her interpreter, Hussein Hanoun al-Saadi, was reunited with his family in Baghdad.

3 of 6 There were emotional scenes when he arrived home.

4 of 6 Ms Aubenas' newspaper, Liberation, spearheaded a high-profile campaign to have the two freed.

5 of 6 It is preparing a special edition of the newspaper for Monday.

6 of 6 Ms Aubenas is a senior correspondent at Liberation, and has worked in many of the world's trouble spots.