American man found in Syria after being imprisoned for months

American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’

An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system said early Friday he was released by the “liberators” who arrived in Damascus a day after the longtime ruler fled the capital. The post American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’ appeared first on Baptist News Global.

American Man, Travis Timmerman, Found in Syria After Mysterious Prison Release

Travis Timmerman, an American from Missouri who claimed to have been released from a prison earlier in the week following the overthrow of longstanding ruler Bashar al-Assad by a stunning rebel attack, was discovered in Syria on Thursday. After leaving the prison where he had been detained for more than six months, Timmerman informed Elizabeth Palmer, senior international correspondent for CBS News, that he had been attempting to leave the count…

He has been reported injured and was last seen last summer – in Hungary. Now Travis Timmerman has been found, walking barefoot on the streets of Damascus, recently released after several months in prison.

US forces fly missing American Travis Timmerman out of Syria: Reports

Timmerman went missing in Budapest, Hungary, in May, but was found in a Syrian jail on Monday.

The story was strange earlier this year and it is even more so now. With the fall of Bashar Asad’s regime, the collapse of the state and the disappearance of the military...

American Freed From Syrian Regime Prison Was on Levantine Pilgrimage

The man, who gave his name to Syrian authorities as Travis Timmerman, had found himself held captive for seven months alongside political prisoners and torture victims.