Lead development · 9/17/2026, 5:00:18 AM UTC
Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.
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Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
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