Challenges in the Life of Austin Tice in a Detailed Timeline

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Austin Tice

A closer look at the defining struggles that shaped Austin Tice's life and career.

Austin Tice, an American freelance journalist and Marine veteran, was kidnapped in Syria on August 13, 2012, while reporting on the conflict. He is the longest-held American journalist and second-longest globally. The U.S. government long suspected the Assad regime was holding Tice, with Syrian intelligence files and former officials confirming this after the regime's fall, according to a BBC report in June 2025.

August 13, 2012: Kidnapped in Syria

On August 13, 2012, Austin Tice, an American freelance journalist, was kidnapped while reporting in Syria. He became the longest detained American journalist in history.

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September 2012: Video Released

In September 2012, a 47-second video of Austin Tice blindfolded and bound was released following his abduction in Darayya, Syria.

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2013: Reported Escape and Recapture

In early 2013, after five months of captivity, reports emerged that Austin Tice was able to escape from his cell and was found wandering through the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus, marking the first time he had been publicly seen since his abduction. After being spotted by locals, he went to the house of a prominent Syrian family, but was soon recaptured.

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