DAMASCUS, Syria — The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria since 2012, said Monday during a visit to the Syrian capital that the incoming Trump administration has offered to help uncover long-awaited answers about the fate of her son.

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 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.

Austin Tice, an American journalist, was abducted in Syria in 2012 and has been missing since. The fall of the Assad regime is a chance to find him.

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, an American journalist, has been missing since 2012 after being taken captive in Syria. Despite a 2013 escape attempt in Damascus, he was quickly recaptured. The recent ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has renewed efforts to locate Tice,

American journalist Austin Tice briefly escaped captivity in Syria before being recaptured. Despite continued U.S. efforts and intermittent intelligence, Tice's whereabouts remain unknown. Recent events and the ouster of Syrian President Assad have reignited hopes for his discovery,

For the first time in a decade, Debra Tice, the mother of missing American journalist, Austin Tice, returns to Syria to find news of her son.

Debra Tice, mother of missing Marine veteran and American journalist Austin Tice, has returned to Syria to search for her son who was taken captive in August 2012.

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus port.

DAMASCUS - The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, said on Monday in Damascus that the war-torn country's new lea