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US searching for journalist Tice in Syria prisons, White House says

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1 year ago

December 9, 2024

US searching for journalist Tice in Syria prisons, White House says

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – U.S. officials are communicating with people in Syria to seek information about Austin Tice, an American journalist captured there more than 12 years ago, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday.

“This is a top priority for us – to find Austin Tice, to locate the prison where he may be held, get him out, get him home safely to his family,” Sullivan said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

“”We are talking through the Turks and others to people on the ground in Syria to say, ‘Help us with this. Help us get Austin Tice home.’”

Tice, a former U.S. Marine and a freelance journalist, was 31 when he was abducted in August 2012 while reporting in Damascus on the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted by Syrian rebels who seized the capital Damascus on Sunday. Syria had denied he was being held.

Assad fled to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six decades of his family’s autocratic rule.

President Joe Biden said on Sunday the U.S. government believes Tice is alive.

“We think we can get him back, but we have no direct evidence to that yet. And Assad should be held accountable,” Biden said. “We have to identify where he is.”

Tice’s parents said on Monday they were watching families reunited in Syria and know that will be possible for them as well.

“Austin Tice is alive, in Syria, and it’s time for him to come home. We are eagerly anticipating seeing Austin walk free and we are asking anyone who can do so to please assist Austin so he can safely return home to our family,” Marc and Debra Tice said in a statement.

Sullivan met with Debra Tice on Friday at the White House after she told journalists at the National Press Club that she believed her son was alive.

Reporting by Doina Chiacu, additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Heather Timmons, Timothy Heritage and Rod Nickel

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Video: ‘We Are Orphans’: Shiite Muslims Protest the Killing of Khamenei

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March 1, 2026

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Video: ‘We Are Orphans’: Shiite Muslims Protest the Killing of Khamenei

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Shiite Muslims around the world protested the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader and a senior Shiite Muslim cleric. He died on Saturday during U.S. and Israeli attacks on his country.

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March 1, 2026

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3 US service members killed, 5 seriously wounded in Iran operation

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March 1, 2026

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3 US service members killed, 5 seriously wounded in Iran operation

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Three U.S. service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday morning.

In addition, several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions and are in the process of being returned to duty, CENTCOM announced.

“The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified,” CENTCOM said.

Smoke rises over the city center after an Israeli army launches 2nd wave of airstrikes on Iran on Saturday. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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At least nine killed after Iranian strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh

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March 1, 2026

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At least nine killed after Iranian strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh

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The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service says that 20 others were injured by the impact.

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At least nine people have been killed after an Iranian missile strike on the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, as Tehran continued to launch retaliatory attacks a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes.

The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said on Sunday that nine people were killed and 20 other people were injured by the impact, including two in serious condition.

The Israeli military said in a statement that search and rescue teams, and a helicopter to evacuate those injured are currently operating in Beit Shemesh, with the army’s spokesperson adding that the circumstances of the impact from the Iranian ballistic missile are under review.

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