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Syrian general says missing US journalist Austin Tice was killed

Bassam Hassan, a top general under Assad, reportedly gave news regarding American who went missing in 2012

The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2025

Mother of missing journalist Austin Tice says American freed in Syria like ‘rehearsal’ of finding son

New regime in Syria still looking for information about missing journalist to no avail

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024

Kidnapped journalist Austin Tice went missing in Syria 12 years ago. The Assad regime collapse has renewed hopes he may be alive

The recent fall of the Assad regime has infused new hope in the search for Austin Tice, an American detained in Syria for a decade, as prisoners in jails across the country are released, Gustaf Kilander writes

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024

Syria Denies It Is Holding American Journalist Austin Tice

Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding US journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of detaining him. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Damascus “denies it had kidnapped or is holding any American citizen on its territories.” Biden’s comments…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

Decade after abduction, Austin Tice’s parents say Biden has strategy to return their son

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will continue to engage directly with the Syrian government to locate and return Austin Tice, a journalist missing for a decade in Syria, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 14, 2022

10 years after Austin Tice vanished in Syria, his family continues its fight for him

American journalist Austin Tice is believed to have been kidnapped in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, in 2012. His mother says he's being held with a "government-related entity" in Syria.

WEKU · Aug 14, 2022

"He didn't have to see this anniversary in detention" Austin Tice's mom ahead of 10 year mark

"This is about an American who should be at home with his family."

Axios · Aug 10, 2022

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

Russian release fuels hopes for Biden action on US captives held worldwide

The parents of Austin Tice, detained in Syria since 2012, met the president after Moscow freed Trevor Reed – with at least 55 similar cases globally

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2022

Inside Biden's meeting with the parents of kidnapped American journalist Austin Tice

The meeting came together swiftly after a speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Axios · May 4, 2022