Meagan Tice Malone and Simon Robert Tice spoke with Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss their ongoing hope for the release of their brother, Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria for 12 years. With the collapse of the Assad regime, they believe a new opportunity has arisen for Austin's safe return.
American journalist Austin Tice is alive and in Syria more than a decade after his disappearance, his family says. Tice went missing in 2012 a few days after celebrating his 31st birthday in the country, where he went to report on the civil war that began in 2011. Video surfaced shortly after his disappearance showing him being held at gunpoint by masked men. The U.S. government cast doubt on whether the video was authentic and suggested it may have been staged.
” President Joe Biden addressed the public on Sunday and expressed hope that the journalist, now 43, would come home. “We think we can get him back, but we have no direct evidence of that yet,” Biden said. U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens is in Beirut, Lebanon, as part of efforts to bring Austin Tice home, a U.S. official with direct knowledge told NBC News. The official added that the government is reaching out to anyone in Syria or the region who can help.
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