WorldAssad regime planned US journalist’s kidnapping for weeks, BBC finds
A BBC investigation says the kidnapping of US journalist Austin Tice in Syria in 2012 was planned for more than a month rather than being an opportunistic abduction. A former member of the group that detained him claims Bashar al-Assad approved the operation. Secret Syrian intelligence files provide definitive evidence that the regime held Tice, while claims that he was executed remain disputed and no remains have been found.
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BBC News★★★☆☆2026-09-17 05:00Original
Assad regime planned US journalist’s kidnapping for weeks, BBC finds
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