Ever since Austin Tice was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012 and then soon imprisoned by the Assad regime, his family and three American presidents have tried to find him, The Washington Post reported.
But despite intensive attempts to secure Tice’s release or confirm his status, the truth about his fate remains elusive, making his case one of the most difficult American officials say they have ever encountered.
To reconstruct the search for Tice, the Post spoke with more than 70 people who knew him or worked on the long effort to rescue him.
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