It's been nearly 12 yrs since American Austin Tice was detained at a checkpoint near Damascus, Syria while working as a freelance journalist. That's far too long for him to be held. The admin must do everything possible to bring him home. foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…

CHM Michael McCaul: “Today marks 12 years since Austin Tice – a former U.S. Marine, freelance journalist, and Texan – was taken hostage by the Assad regime. While authoritarian regimes continue this disturbing trend of taking American citizens hostage, Austin has languished as

12 years ago, Austin Tice was taken hostage by the #Assad regime. He has been suffering as Assad's prisoner and at the hands of his barbaric regime since. We must continue to fight to bring Austin and all other Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad home safely to

Austin Tice was taken captive 12 years ago. We call on the Syrian government to work with the United States to end Austin’s captivity and to provide an accounting for the fate of other Americans who went missing in Syria.

I recently spoke with Austin Tice's mother about the 12 terrible years and her belief that the White House could be doing more to bring home her son, a journalist and USMC veteran, from captivity in Syria. Link below ⬇️

Twelve years ago, Austin Tice was covering the reality in Syria and he was captured by the criminal Assad regime, and since then he has endured unimaginable suffering. There are over 130,000 people forcibly disappeared in Assad’s dungeons.

“Missed windows are a huge reason Austin is still missing after 12 long years. We are in a window now. The conditions for Austin’s safe return are near perfect. Our government must Act Now. We need the support of everyone to succeed; from Congress, to the The White House, to the

This week in Syria in America, we spotlight the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF). Founded in 2011, SETF supports Syrians through initiatives like the Wisdom House school for orphans, Hope Pharmacy in Rukban camp, and advocacy. #SyriaInAmerica

Words will never be enough to fully thank Mrs. Foley and the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation. From a heartbreaking & horrific loss of an absolutely beautiful soul a magnificent and extremely crucial foundation was born that our families will forever be indebted to. Jim lives on!

We cannot forget the atrocities #Assad committed in Ghouta, Syria 11 years ago today. Engagement with the regime will not bring justice for the more than 1,400 innocent civilians who died in a chemical weapon attack. Assad must be held accountable.

Today, Zack Shahin turns 60 years old. This is the 17th birthday he spends away from family and friends wrongfully detained. Happy birthday, Bring Zack Home. We know you need President Biden to #FinishTheJob and #BringThemHome.

We haven’t heard one word from the #USG about Mark Swidan who was on a hunger strike for over 100 days, much less a concrete plan to #BringHimHome. Mark can’t call a major news outlet & plead with President Biden to free him or make his voice heard, so how much more suffering must he

“August 19th marked the ten-year anniversary of the evil and barbaric beheading of U.S. hostage James Foley at the hands of ISIS.  Today, a decade after his passing, dozens of Americans are still held hostage or illegally detained around the world, alone and afraid in dark cells

On the international day of the disappeared, the least we can do is be the voice of the disappeared.

On #InternationalDayoftheDisappeared & in #Syria, 157,000 people remain missing, forcibly disappeared by Assad’s regime. #Syria

Heartbreaking that this is STILL happening. #Syria isn’t safe and nobody should be normalizing with its brutal regime.

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It’s International day of the disappeared.. gone since 2017 we may never know what happened to his body or exactly how they tortured him to death but that’s what the brutal #Syrian gov. is best at doing.. kidnapping, disappearing, torturing & killing w/o ever charging a crime.

On International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we are reminded of the unimaginable experience of this crime and the fear and anxiety for families that find themselves unable to locate and connect with their loved ones. We are here for you. #HostageUS

Several Americans remain detained abroad, waiting for the Department of State to determine if their detentions are wrongful. Meanwhile, they & their families continue to suffer, some for years. These cases include: Zack Shahin in #UAE: 16 yrs; Shahab Dalili in #Iran: 8 yrs; Alina Lopez in