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17 September 2026

Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds

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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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