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Tice Family Reviews US Files Indicating He Was Alive in Syrian Custody Until December 2024

The fall of Assad’s regime last December opened fresh leads; investigators have found no trace of him

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Debra and Marc Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria, speak during a press conference next to a poster of their son, in 2018. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Overview

  • Debra Tice said the Trump administration provided eight binders of declassified intelligence, which the family reviewed over two days.
  • Documents detail daily oversight of Tice’s detention and medical treatment, challenging Syrian government denials of holding him.
  • The Assad regime’s collapse in December 2024 led to emptied prisons and expanded search efforts that have yet to locate Tice.
  • U.S. officials are examining conflicting claims that Tice was killed in 2013, but no conclusive evidence of his death has emerged.
  • Hostage Aid Worldwide and press-freedom advocates continue to press authorities on behalf of the longest-detained American journalist still missing.