The US navy has transported Travis Timmerman, a 29-year-old American who was lately free of a Syrian jail to security in Jordan, US officers knowledgeable on Friday. Timmerman was launched earlier this week in the course of the dramatic fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, marking the top of his seven-month captivity.Timmerman was handed over to US troops on the Tanf garrison, a key navy base close to Syria’s borders with Iraq and Jordan, earlier than being flown to Jordan on a navy helicopter. US officers have confirmed that he’s now with State Division representatives.In accordance with US sources quoted by AP, Timmerman was free of the infamous Palestine Department detention facility after Syrian rebels stormed the jail, breaking down his cell door with a hammer. His launch got here alongside different detainees, together with ladies and kids, following the rebels’ takeover of Damascus and Assad’s flight to Russia.The White Home said it had no prior data of Timmerman’s presence in Syria. Experiences recommend he entered the nation from Lebanon in June whereas on a non secular pilgrimage. Throughout his detention, Timmerman mentioned he was handled pretty, describing his time in captivity as one in all reflection. His household, primarily based in Missouri, expressed aid at his return, with a cousin calling his rescue “the very best Christmas present.”Timmerman’s launch comes as US officers and humanitarian teams proceed efforts to find Austin Tice, a contract journalist lacking in Syria since 2012. The autumn of Assad’s regime has reignited hope for solutions, as Syrians search prisons for family members and data surfaces about detainees.
