Biden says US government knows 'with certainty' that Austin Tice has been held by Syrian government
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The president said American journalist Austin Tice has been held by the Syrian government and called on Damascus to cooperate on efforts to release him after 10 years of captivity.
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Biden Says Syria Is Holding Texas Journalist Austin Tice Captive, Urges Damascus to Help Bring Him Home
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Biden says US government knows 'with certainty' that Austin Tice has been held by Syrian government
President Joe Biden says the U.S. is certain that the Syrian government is holding American journalist Austin Tice who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago urging Damascus to help bring him back home.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Syria to help secure the release of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted a decade ago in Damascus."We know with certainty that he has been held by the Syrian regime," Biden said in a statement.
The president said American journalist Austin Tice has been held by the Syrian government and called on Damascus to cooperate on efforts to release him after 10 years of captivity.
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has had direct engagements with the Syrian government in an effort to secure the release of detained American Austin Tice, according to a source familiar and a senior administration official.
