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Assad regime planned US journalist Austin Tice's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Thursday, September 17, 2026
A source told the BBC that Syria's former leader Bashar al-Assad approved the abduction of U.S. journalist Austin Tice. Tice disappeared in Syria in August 2012. The BBC reported the source claimed planning for the abduction occurred over several weeks.
Original reporting: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv0lrxw6ygl2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss