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

Low Severity Asia Syria
Date Occurred Sep 17, 2026 05:00 UTC
Event Type General News
Source BBC World
Recorded Sep 17, 2026
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Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv0lrxw6ygl2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Region Asia
Capital Damascus
GDP / Capita $3300.0
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  • ID #32244
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Sep 17, 2026
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