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Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Assad regime
- Newly revealed top-secret intelligence files provide the first official confirmation that American journalist Austin Tice was held captive by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Damascus in 2012 after disappearing near the suburb of Darayya.
- This confirmation arose after the Assad regime was ousted in December 2024 following a rebel offensive that captured detention sites but did not locate Tice.
- Tice, a former Marine and freelance reporter covering Syria’s civil war, was held by the pro-Assad National Defence Forces, subjected to interrogations, and fell ill during detention.
- After Assad was removed from power, thousands of detainees were freed, and US envoy Tom Barrack revealed that Syria’s new authorities had committed to helping find missing Americans, with President Biden affirming that Tice remains alive.
- Despite these developments and ongoing efforts by Tice’s family and US officials, his current whereabouts remain unknown, highlighting continued uncertainty surrounding his fate.
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Assad Regime Detained US Journalist Austin Tice In Syria: Report
For over a decade, the disappearance of American journalist Austin Tice remained one of the most haunting mysteries of the Syrian civil war. Tice went missing near Damascus in August 2012, days after celebrating his 31st birthday.
Missing reporter Austin Tice detained by Assad regime, documents show
Missing American journalist Austin Tice was imprisoned by the regime of the since-deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2012 with his whereabouts now not known, according to intelligence files uncovered by BBC.
The American journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing since 2012, was arrested by the Assad regime. The BBC reports this based on secret sources from the then Syrian intelligence services. Former regime officials confirm the findings to the British broadcaster. Tice is said to have been arrested in 2012 in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus. There he is said to have been held by members of the NDF, a paramilitary force loyal to the pres…
BBC …. Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Assad regime
London, SANA- Top secret intelligence files uncovered by the BBC confirm for the first time that missing American journalist Austin Tice was imprisoned by the regime of the now-deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Former Syrian officials have also confirmed Mr Tice's detention to the BBC. The
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