US removes NZ$17 million bounty on Syrian rebel leader following meeting
The United States has removed the long-standing US$10m (NZ$17m) bounty on the de-facto leader of Syria following a high-level ...
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US chief hostage negotiator calls Syrian secret jails horrifying and disturbing, 'yet fascinating'
The chief US hostage negotiator on Sunday spoke about former president Bashar Al Assad's secret regime prisons in Syria as he ...
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Biden's top hostage envoy says he is ""stunned" by the number of prisons under Assad regime
Roger Carstens, the White House special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, speaks to "Face the Nation with Margaret ...
Assad’s fall in Syria opens a window to find and free Austin Tice
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has led to the freeing of tens of thousands of prisoners from the country’s brutal and ...
Tony Hunter: The need to bring an American hostage home
Americans deserve better answers. Why is a president who said it’s a top priority to return American hostages not taking full ...
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There's new hope for Austin Tice's return, but is US doing all it can? Tony Hunter
We at McClatchy join Austin’s family in imploring President Joe Biden to remember that Austin is not just a Syrian captive and American hostage but a colleague, a brother and a son. Please, bring him ...