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A recording was posted on YouTube in which officials were heard discussing a plot to establish a justification for military strikes in Syria.

The military government has been detaining reporters, as well as other perceived enemies like activists and Islamists.

Thirteen international news organizations have written a letter to the armed opposition in Syria asking for assurances that their reporters will not be abducted.

In the clip of Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi and senior officers before the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, the officers discuss pressuring the media into “self-censorship.”

The interview with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, which took place on Sunday at the presidential palace in Damascus, will be broadcast on Monday by CBS and PBS.

Matthew Schrier, a photographer, says he was held for seven months by jihadi fighters opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. After being robbed, tortured and accused of being an American spy, he escaped in July.

The Committee to Protect Journalists has reported at least 14 journalists who are missing or have been abducted, but the total number of kidnappings is believed to be much higher.

The authorities shuttered some television stations, and the tone of some state news media also seemed to shift, to reflect the interests of those now in charge.

All but one of the channels are aligned with Sunni financial backers, and the Iraqi government said the channels were inciting sectarian conflict.

In the nine months since Mohamed Morsi became president, his government has been accused of employing the same harsh measures against dissent as did the previous leaders.