‘End this’ Biden tells Syria 10 years after Austin Tice abduction

US photojournalist Austin Tice was abducted in the Syrian capital of Damascus in 2012, and the administration of President Joe Biden has called on the Syrian government to help return him home [File: Courtesy Tice Family]

US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to returning journalist Austin Tice home and implored the Syrian government to come to an agreement to secure his release 10 years after his abduction.

“We know with certainty that he has been held by the Syrian regime,” Biden said in a statement Wednesday. “We have repeatedly asked the government of Syria to work with us so that we can bring Austin home.”