Missouri man freed in Syria after overthrow of Assad government

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A Missouri man missing for seven months was found wandering in Syria after the fall of President Bashar Assad.

Travis Timmerman, 29, was seen in a video circulated worldwide wandering the streets after being freed from prison following the overthrow of the Assad regime.

According to NBC News reporting, Timmerman originally crossed into Syria on a religious pilgrimage and was then arrested.

After having no contact with his family for seven months, Timmerman was freed by rebel forces who broke into regime prisons across the country freeing prisoners.

Timmerman was wandering the streets and sleeping in abandoned buildings after his release, until he asked a local for water and appeared in the video that quickly went viral around the world, according to NBC News.


 

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