Timmerman, 29, had not contacted his family for months after he went on a trip to Eastern Europe. His discovery came in the ...

Described as a "Christmas miracle" by his family, American citizen Travis Timmerman has been found in Syria after being ...

A man freed from a Syrian prison on Thursday after monthslong imprisonment identified himself as Travis Timmerman, an ...

The 29-year-old said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison ...

The United States is working to bring home an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...

Mr Timmerman has said he was on a religious "pilgrimage", though mystery has swirled over how he came to be in Syria.

The man identifying himself only as “Travis,” and said that he was a pilgrim who had been detained after crossing into Syria on foot.

Timmerman, 29, hadn't contacted his family in about seven months, and his sister said they were stunned to learn he was in Syria.

The 29-year-old from Missouri's Ozarks had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year ...