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Biden Believes Kidnapped Journalist Austin Tice, Held by Syrian Govt, Is Alive

Dec 8, 2024, 06:51 PM

President Joe Biden has stated that the U.S. government believes Austin Tice, an American journalist kidnapped in Syria in 2012, remains alive. Tice, a former Marine, has been held in Syrian government captivity for over a decade. The U.S. is actively working to locate and secure his release, though they lack direct evidence of his current whereabouts. Tice's family has met with Biden administration officials to press for more action to bring him home. The U.S. has been in contact with Syrian rebel forces as they advance towards Damascus, indicating a heightened effort to resolve Tice's case amid the ongoing Syrian conflict.