Where is Austin Tice?: The American journalist
Summary
Investigative journalist Josh Baker uncovers secret Syrian intelligence files revealing that missing American journalist Austin Tice was held by the National Defense Forces, a militia loyal to the Assad regime. The episode explores Tice's risky freelance work in 2012, including a report that the regime attempted to abduct him from a hospital in Al-Tal. Baker retraces Tice's final steps and interviews colleagues to understand the context of his disappearance, while also sharing the emotional impact of these findings on Tice's mother, Deborah.
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