Syria Denies Holding Missing American Journalist Austin Tice Syria
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Damascus “denies that it has abducted or is holding any American citizen on its soil.” “The US last week issued misleading and absurd statements by the US president and secretary of state that included baseless accusations against Syria that it has abducted or held US citizens, including former US Marine Austin Tice,” the statement said. Biden’s comments last week came in a statement released by the White House to mark the 10th anniversary of Tice’s kidnapping, which took place while he was in Syria covering its long conflict....