Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, one of the most prominent and accomplished international correspondents in the world, is reportedly missing in Syria. Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reports that Engel, together with Turkish journalist Aziz AkyavaÃ...Ÿ, were last known to be in Syria and haven't been in contact with NBC News since Thursday morning. While the Turkish media have been circulating the report for several days, American outlets had been operating under a news blackout requested by NBC until today. He last reported from inside Syria on December 11. He is also known as a regular Twitter user, but hasn't tweeted since Dec 1. |