POLITICS● ELEVATEDSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 5:00 AM
Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
BBC World · middle east
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.
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