Austin Tice Kidnap Revealed
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- Josh BakerBBC
- Sara ObeidatBBC
- Ronny ReyesNew York Post
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Then, after Assad's regime fell, Abu Obeid's wife says her husband was called by a man who knew about his involvement in Tice's case and was threatening to tell the US embassy, hoping it might help him secure asylum.
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Missing US journalist Austin Tice was betrayed by his trusted driver and handed off to ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in a calculated operation that was planned for months, according to a terrifying new report.
The Assad regime was cracking down on anyone highlighting its human rights abuses.
Abu Ali says Tice's driver told him that when he drew up to the gates, he pulled out a gun.
The Abu Obeid family are Palestinian refugees from Gaza, living in relative poverty in Syria, and according to Hamid's brother, he had been promised a passport, Syrian citizenship, a house, and a weapon in return for delivering Tice.
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The BBC reveals that US journalist Austin Tice’s kidnapping in Syria in 2012 was a planned operation lasting more than a month, rather than an opportunistic capture as previously thought. According to new evidence from secret Syrian intelligence files and interviews with former regime members, the abduction was sanctioned by President Bashar al-Assad himself, through his security chief Bassam al-Hassan. This…
Assad regime planned US journalist Austin Tice's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds →A report by the BBC claims that Austin Tice, a missing American journalist since 2012, was deliberately handed over to Syrian President Assad's regime by his trusted driver, Hamid Abu Obeid. According to sources within the ousted regime, Obeid betrayed Tice after months of surveillance and betrayal, handing him over for incentives promised by Assad’s loyalists but ultimately receiving only a gun in return. This…
Missing US journalist Austin Tice was handed over to Assad regime by treacherous driver: report →Austin Tice, a freelance journalist covering the Syrian civil war, disappeared near Daraya, Syria, on August 13, 2012, shortly after his birthday. A recent BBC investigation revealed that Tice was betrayed by his driver who was an informant for the Assad regime; this led to his kidnapping and subsequent detention by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. The report is based on confidential Syrian intelligence files and…
US journalist vanished in Syria 14 years ago; now his driver’s shocking betrayal is revealed →New reporting from the BBC and NPR indicates that American journalist Austin Tice's kidnapping by the Syrian regime in 2012 was a planned operation, not an opportunistic event as previously thought. The article cites evidence including recordings of discussions between senior regime officers sanctioning the abduction, with President Bashar al-Assad himself giving approval for Tice to be detained. This revelation…
Syrian regime planned American journalist's kidnapping for weeks →Analysis
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US journalist vanished in Syria 14 years ago; now his driver’s shocking betrayal is revealed
How it changed
- 17 Sep
Missing US journalist Austin Tice was betrayed by his trusted driver and handed off to ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in a calculated operation that was planned for months, according to a terrifying new report.
- 18 Sep
Tice, a Houston native, served in the Marine from 2005 to 2011 and returned to the Middle East as a journalist.
Coverage 4 articles
18 Sep Syrian regime planned American journalist's kidnapping for weeksNew reporting from the BBC and NPR indicates that American journalist Austin Tice's kidnapping by the Syrian regime in 2012 was a planned operation, not an opportunistic event as previously thought. The article cites evidence including recordings of discussions between senior regime officers sanctioning the abduction, with President Bashar al-Assad himself giving approval for Tice to be detained. This revelation…NPR
18 Sep US journalist vanished in Syria 14 years ago; now his driver’s shocking betrayal is revealedAustin Tice, a freelance journalist covering the Syrian civil war, disappeared near Daraya, Syria, on August 13, 2012, shortly after his birthday. A recent BBC investigation revealed that Tice was betrayed by his driver who was an informant for the Assad regime; this led to his kidnapping and subsequent detention by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. The report is based on confidential Syrian intelligence files and…Times of India
17 Sep Missing US journalist Austin Tice was handed over to Assad regime by treacherous driver: reportA report by the BBC claims that Austin Tice, a missing American journalist since 2012, was deliberately handed over to Syrian President Assad's regime by his trusted driver, Hamid Abu Obeid. According to sources within the ousted regime, Obeid betrayed Tice after months of surveillance and betrayal, handing him over for incentives promised by Assad’s loyalists but ultimately receiving only a gun in return. This…New York Post
17 Sep Assad regime planned US journalist Austin Tice's kidnap for weeks, BBC findsThe BBC reveals that US journalist Austin Tice’s kidnapping in Syria in 2012 was a planned operation lasting more than a month, rather than an opportunistic capture as previously thought. According to new evidence from secret Syrian intelligence files and interviews with former regime members, the abduction was sanctioned by President Bashar al-Assad himself, through his security chief Bassam al-Hassan. This…BBC
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