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Assad operative’s claim that Austin Tice is dead is at center of new CNN report

Austin Tice was captured and detained in 2012 by the Assad regime in Syria. Tice is the longest-held American journalist ...

The road that led, 13 years later, to hearing: ‘Austin is dead’

The mystery of what happened to Austin Tice has plagued multiple US administrations. Since the Assad regime fell in December 2024, witnesses have emerged, including many who point to one man that CNN ...

An American journalist vanished in Syria 13 years ago. His mother never stopped searching for him

This is either gonna be wildly successful or a complete disaster,” Austin Tice wrote in May 2012, on the eve of a dangerous journey to bear witness to history. “Here goes nothing.” ...

'Austin is dead': Ex-Syrian official says he passed order for US journalist Austin Tice's execution

While former Assad advisor Bassam al-Hassan said he ordered the execution of American journalist Austin Tice, many remain skeptical about whether Tice was actually killed.

WATCH: CNN Journalist Clarissa Ward’s Dramatic Confrontation With the Man Who Held Journalist Austin Tice Captive in Syria

Tice went missing while reporting on the country's civil war in 2012. Once held in a Damascus military compound, he briefly ...
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German foreign minister to make first official visit to Syria since Assad’s fall

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will visit Syria, marking Berlin's first official trip since Assad's fall. The visit ...