As rebel forces captured power in Syria, the United States government started an all-out search for one American: Austin Tice, an American journalist and Marine Corps veteran who was abducted just outside Damascus 12 years ago.
“They have personnel in the region using every source they can to try to get as much information,” Sen. Ben Cardin, the retiring chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said. “Particularly from the people who may have had contact with him.”
The State Department announced a $10 million reward this week for information leading to his recovery and possible relocation. The Syrian government has denied that they captured Tice for years.