Event Brief
Assad regime planned Austin Tice’s kidnapping for weeks
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 2:15 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Summary: BBC reports that Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, based on a source’s claim. The report says the plan had been in place for weeks before Tice was taken.
WHO: Bashar al-Assad (former Syrian leader); BBC (reporting)
WHAT: BBC reports that Assad approved a plan for Austin Tice’s kidnapping that had been in place for weeks.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET
WHERE: Syria
WHY: The kidnapping plan was allegedly approved by Bashar al-Assad.
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