{"id":290756,"date":"2025-10-28T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cnn-confronts-former-syrian-general-who-held-missing-us-journalist\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:05:02","slug":"cnn-confronts-former-syrian-general-who-held-missing-us-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cnn-confronts-former-syrian-general-who-held-missing-us-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN confronts former Syrian general who held missing US journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MVrO7igl3FE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"CNN confronts former Syrian general who held missing US journalist\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVrO7igl3FE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Clarissa Ward traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, to track down the man who held missing US journalist, Austin Tice, captive. 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