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US Military Says it Killed 2 ISIS Operatives in Syria Airstrike

Guns and hand grenades surrendered by members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's army and pro-government militias, are displayed in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Guns and hand grenades surrendered by members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's army and pro-government militias, are displayed in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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US Military Says it Killed 2 ISIS Operatives in Syria Airstrike

Guns and hand grenades surrendered by members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's army and pro-government militias, are displayed in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Guns and hand grenades surrendered by members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's army and pro-government militias, are displayed in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The US military said on Monday it conducted an airstrike in Syria that killed two ISIS operatives and wounded one.

ISIS operatives were moving a truckload of weapons in Deir Ezzor Province, when they were targeted with the airstrike, US Central Command said in a statement on social media platform X.

Central Command said the area was formerly controlled by ex-President Bashar Assad’s regime and its Russian supporters.

Assad fled to Moscow after opposition forces seized control of Damascus earlier this month.

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US Journalist Missing in Syria Since 2012 Is Believed to Be Alive, Says Aid Group

A banner for journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, hangs outside the National Press Club building in Washington, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)
A banner for journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, hangs outside the National Press Club building in Washington, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)
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US Journalist Missing in Syria Since 2012 Is Believed to Be Alive, Says Aid Group

A banner for journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, hangs outside the National Press Club building in Washington, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)
A banner for journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, hangs outside the National Press Club building in Washington, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)

American journalist Austin Tice is believed to be still alive, according to the head of an international aid group.

Nizar Zakka, who runs the Hostage Aid Worldwide organization, said there has never been any proof that Tice, who has been missing since 2012, is dead.

He told reporters in Damascus on Tuesday that Tice was alive in January and being held by the authorities of ousted Bashar al-Assad. He added that US President Joe Biden said in August that Tice was alive.

Zakka said Tice was transferred between security agencies over the past 12 years, including in an area where Iranian-backed fighters were operating.

Asked if it was possible Tice had been taken out of the country, Zakka said Assad most likely kept him in Syria as a potential bargaining chip.

Biden said Dec. 8 that his administration believed Tice was alive and was committed to bringing him home, though he also acknowledged that “we have no direct evidence” of his status.