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Family of American missing in Syria feels 'left behind' by White House

The family of Majd Kamalmaz, a US citizen who disappeared in Syria in 2017, question whether President Joe Biden is prioritizing his case.
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President Joe Biden won praise for his meeting Monday with the parents of Austin Tice, a freelance journalist who disappeared while covering the Syrian civil war nearly a decade ago. But the family of a lesser-known American abducted in Syria say they are struggling to get Biden’s attention. 

“It hurts,” said Maryam Kamalmaz, whose father Majd Kamalmaz was last seen at a government checkpoint near the Syrian capital Damascus in February 2017. 

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