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Biden Urges Syria to Release Austin Tice, Abducted 12 Years Ago

Aug 14, 2024, 03:32 PM

Today marks 12 years since Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist, was abducted in Syria while reporting on the civil war. The Biden administration has repeatedly pressed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government to release Tice, renewing calls for his immediate release. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have both urged Syria to cooperate with the United States to end Tice’s captivity and provide an accounting for other Americans missing in Syria. The case of Austin Tice highlights the ongoing issue of American citizens being held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.