Search for Journalist Austin Tice Intensifies After Assad's Fall

New opportunities and challenges arise as U.S. officials and allies pursue leads in the 12-year quest to locate the missing American journalist in Syria.

Austin Tice, a journalist and former U.S. Marine, was abducted in Syria in 2012 and is believed to have been held by the Assad regime.
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government has spurred renewed efforts to locate Tice, with U.S. officials, NGOs, and rebel groups searching former Syrian prisons for clues.
Tice's family and U.S. intelligence maintain that he is alive, supported by credible sources and recent reports of potential sightings in detention facilities.
Israel has coordinated with the U.S. to avoid targeting areas where Tice may be held, while Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to inquire with Assad about Tice's whereabouts.
The FBI is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Tice's return, as U.S. officials and allies race against time to secure his release.

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