The mother of American journalist Austin Tice has made her first visit to Syria in almost a decade and says that the administration of President-elect Donald Trump had offered support to help find her son.

Mother Debra Tice says she has renewed faith in the U.S. government's efforts to locate her son, who has been missing for thirteen years.

Austin Tice, now 43, was one of the first American journalists ... While Tice's visit coincided with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, about whom she had warm words, she has expressed contrasting opinions on the outgoing Biden ...

The mother of American journalist Austin Tice said on Monday she was hopeful that the new administrations in the U.S. and Syria would help her find her missing son, who was taken captive during a reporting trip near Damascus about 12 years ago.

The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived in Damascus on Saturday to step up the search for her son and said she hopes she can take him home with her.

The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria ... She expressed hope the incoming administration of Donald Trump, who takes office as US president later on Monday, will ...

Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa,met Debra Tice in Damascus (Sana via AP) The mother of missing American journalist Austin Tice has made her first visit to Syria in almost a decade, saying that the ...

"Today, January 20, President (Donald) Trump will be sworn into office and I have great hope that his administration will work to bring Austin home," Debra Tice told a press conference in Damascus ...

Austin Tice's Mother, in Damascus ... They are also optimistic that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Monday, will take up the cause. "I am hoping to get some answers.

The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria ... She expressed hope the incoming administration of Donald Trump, who takes office as US president later on Monday, will ...

DAMASCUS - The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during ... They are also optimistic that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Monday ...

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