Top US hostage negotiator in Middle East to help find, bring home missing reporter

The video discusses ongoing efforts to locate prisoners in Syria, including American reporter Austin Tice, who was kidnapped 12 years ago. US officials, including President Biden, believe Tice is alive and have sent Roger Carstens, the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, to the region. The Syrian Civil Defense has ended their search in a notorious Damascus prison without finding Tice. Meanwhile, the US Department of Justice has indicted two high-ranking Syrian officials for war crimes, highlighting the harsh conditions in Syrian prisons. The US remains committed to finding Tice and bringing him home.

What has been the response of the U.S. government regarding the treatment of detainees in Syrian prisons?

How have rebel groups in Syria been involved in the search for prisoners?