Recent prisoner swaps draw renewed attention to Austin Tice’s 12 years in Syria [Video]

It’s a somber anniversary spurring a renewed determination for answers to the whereabouts of Austin Tice.

The U.S. Marine veteran-turned-journalist was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago while freelancing for The Washington Post, McClatchy and CBS News.

“We have repeatedly pressed the government of Syria to work with us so that we can, at last, bring Austin home. Today, I once again call for his immediate release,” President Joe Biden said in a statement on the anniversary of Tice’s kidnapping, adding, “We stand in solidarity with Austin, his family, and all Americans wrongfully detained and held hostage abroad. I will continue to do everything possible to advocate for and pursue his release and support his loved ones until he is safely returned home.”

The recent prisoner swap that freed two American journalists, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, means that Tice is now the lone American journalist being held overseas.

Despite the heartbreak that he was not part of that deal, Tice’s family and …