US EditionMissing US journalist Austin Tice was executed, claims ex-Syrian commander
- American journalist Austin Tice disappeared close to the Syrian capital in August 2012 as he was covering the conflict in Syria and has not been found since.
- Major General Bassam Al Hassan, once a close Assad advisor, claimed that President Assad ordered Tice's execution and met US investigators several times to discuss this.
- Al Hassan said he initially tried to dissuade Assad but eventually passed on the execution order and offered possible burial sites now under FBI review.
- Tice's mother, Debra, said she still believes her son is alive and will walk free but suspects Al Hassan fed US authorities a story they wanted to hear to close the case.
- Ongoing US efforts aim to verify Al Hassan's claims, prepare searches at identified sites, and continue the campaign to locate Tice amid many missing in Syria.
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Father of missing journalist Austin Tice responds to claims that his son was executed
After a top former Syrian general says that missing journalist Austin Tice was executed by the Syrian regime, Tice’s father Marc Tice speaks with CNN’s Erin Burnett about this latest claim.
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Ex-Syrian official claims Austin Tice was killed in 2013
The U.S. government is investigating the claim that the Marine veteran was executed.
CPJ calls for answers as US journalist Austin Tice reported executed in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists
Beirut, June 16, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is distressed by news reports that Austin Tice was executed in 2013 on the orders of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after more than 12 years of uncertainty over the American journalist’s fate. “Reports that journalist Austin Tice was executed in 2013 are horrifying and demand immediate answers,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. “Tice’s family has endured more than a decad…
An Unwanted Turn in Fate of Missing American
The ouster of Bashar al-Assad in Syria raised hopes that missing American Austin Tice would emerge from captivity, but it hasn't happened so far. Now, a former Syrian general who served under Assad claims it never will: Major General Bassam Al Hassan told US investigators that Tice was killed in...
A new twist in the case of missing American journalist Austin Tice, but no clear answers
Over the weekend, there was major news about missing American freelance journalist Austin Tice, who hasn’t been seen in more than a decade while trying to leave Syria. But his […] The post A new twist in the case of missing American journalist Austin Tice, but no clear answers appeared first on Poynter.
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