Austin Tice was not held by Bashar Al-Assad as Western claims allege Sheri Laizer | iKurd.net Introduction Thirteen years ago, in August 2012, American journalist, Austin Tice, was abducted in Syria. The sole evidence as to his fate arose in the form of a leaked 46 second video. This was wrongly dismissed by Western commentators. Jabhat … Continue reading Hostages to Jihad – Austin Tice, The Long Missing American in Syria – Part One