A BBC investigation confirms that the missing American journalist Austin Tice was detained by the former regime.

The British Broadcasting Corporation "BBC" revealed today, Monday, that intelligence files obtained confirm that the missing American journalist Austin Tice was detained by the former regime. The new authorities in Syria are cooperating with the United States and his family to uncover the truth. The BBC explained that this conclusion was reached as part of an investigative inquiry that began over a year ago and was published today. The files verified by law enforcement agencies and attributed to the former Syrian intelligence bear the name of the missing American journalist, consisting of communications between various intelligence branches. This is the first evidence of Assad's regime holding Tice since the search efforts began after the fall of the former regime in December 2024.