Travis Timmerman freed in Syria after Assad regime detained him for 7 months
An American freed in Syria on Thursday said he entered the country on foot seven months ago and was on a Christian pilgrimage when he was detained by President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Travis Timmerman was first seen in a video posted online on Thursday, after rebels captured the capital Damascus over the weekend and overthrew […]
Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria after spending months locked up in prison
On Thursday, a scruffy bearded man who identified himself as Travis Timmerman, a missing Missouri resident, was found in Syria and said he was jailed after visiting Syria for “spiritual purposes.” Timmerman, 29, said he had spent more than six months in a government prison when he was freed by rebel fighters armed with AK-47s […]