Veytics Intelligence
2026-09-17 · CO

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

US journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, was kidnapped in a calculated operation which was more than a month in the planning, the BBC can reveal. A member of the group which detained Tice has also claimed the abduction was sanctioned by Syria's leader at the time, President Bashar al-Assad. Tice was seen getting into a car with a driver he knew and trusted. For years, many assumed they had stumbled upon a government checkpoint, and that the abduction of the journalist had been opportunistic. But we have uncovered evidence that, in fact, his disappearance was anything but chance. In a new BBC podcast: Where is Austin Tice?

Lire le briefing complet de Veytics

Nous affichons publiquement l'idee principale. Creez un compte gratuit pour lire l'article complet, l'enregistrer, le commenter et le relier au contexte marches et OSINT.