The Latest Breaking News from Debra Tice

Biden: US knows ‘with certainty’ Syria holding missing journalist Austin Tice

President urges regime, which denies involvement, to release Tice, who disappeared in 2012 covering Syrian war

The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2022

Biden calls on Syria to help bring Austin Tice home: ‘Ten years is far, far too long’

WASHINGTON — The United States knows “with certainty” that the Syrian government has held Austin Tice, a reporter and former U.S. Marine missing in Syria since 2012, and is asking for its help bringing him home, President Joe Biden said in a statement on Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 10, 2022

US engages a Lebanese general for help freeing Austin Tice in Syria

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials have asked a Lebanese general for help securing the freedom of Austin Tice, a journalist missing in Syria since 2012, as well as five other Americans held in the Middle East, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 26, 2022

Biden meets with parents of abducted journalist Austin Tice

President Biden met with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria nearly 10 years ago. He has not been heard from since. Syria has never acknowledged holding him.

WEKU · May 3, 2022

Biden to meet with parents of missing journalist Austin Tice

President Joe Biden says he's meeting with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria 10 years ago

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Biden reaffirms vow to bring journalist Austin Tice home after meeting his parents

Tice was abducted in Syria in 2012 and is one of the most high-profile American hostages.

Axios · May 2, 2022

Congress Calls on US Administration to Keep Fighting to Free Tice from Syrian Captivity

The US Congress is exerting more pressure on the US Administration to continue pushing for the release of Austin Tice, a US journalist who is held hostage in Syria. US Senators Patrick Leahy, Robert Menendez, Jim Risch, and John Cornyn sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2022