American Travis Timmerman flown out of Syria after release from prison

'I felt like a breathing corpse': Stories from people freed from Syria's torture prison

The BBC speaks to men released from Saydnaya prison - a place known as the "human slaughterhouse".

BBC News - 2h

US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say

The U.S. military has brought an American who was imprisoned in Syria for seven months out of the country

ABC News - 8h

American Freed From Syrian Regime Prison Was on Levantine Pilgrimage

The man, who gave his name as Travis Timmerman, was handed over to U.S. military officials after seven months in captivity.

The Wall Street Journal - 12h

American found in Syria after months of captivity begins journey home

Travis Timmerman, a 29-year-old from Missouri, was found alive near Damascus after being freed from prison. His family says the news of his safety is the best Christmas gift they could have hoped for.

CBS News - 17h

American man tells CBS News he was freed from Syrian prison

A man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman tells CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer he was freed from a Syrian prison earlier this week as rebel forces ousted longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. ...

CBS News - 1d

'Executed, Executed, Dead From Sickness': The Grim Records From Syria's Notorious Prison

Syrians searching for missing loved ones are scouring the country’s most notorious prison for information and anyone still alive, while bodies of detainees recovered from the prison fill the ...

The Wall Street Journal - 2d

Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria is released to U.S. forces, officials say

Travis Timmerman, the missing Missouri man who was unexpectedly found in Syria after he said he crossed into the country to make a "pilgrimage," was flown out by the U.S. military to Jordan, two ...

NBC News - 11h

US military flies missing American out of Syria

The U.S. military on Friday flew a missing American citizen out of Syria this week, after the stunning fall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. Travis Timmerman was transferred to U.S. forces ...

The Hill - 11h

Travis Timmerman's family reacts to news from Syria

The family of Travis Timmerman, an American from Missouri who was found in Syria after apparently being held captive during Bashar al-Assad's regime, is reacting to news of his ordeal in the Middle ...

CBS News - 12h

New information discovered in search for American missing in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria — Cockroaches crawled out of the walls near a dirty, stained sink in the Syrian prison cell where an ex-prisoner told NBC News that American journalist Austin Tice was once held.

NBC News - 14h

Family of Travis Timmerman, American found in Syria, speaks out

The family of Travis Timmerman says they're overjoyed after the American was found in Syria in the wake of Bashar al-Assad's fall. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee spoke with Timmerman's ...

CBS News - 15h

Flight from LaGuardia diverts to JFK after bird strike: American Airlines

A flight from LaGuardia Airport to North Carolina was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday evening due to a reported bird strike, according to American Airlines.

The Hill - 16h

Man claiming to be missing American found in Syria months after going missing

A man identifying himself as Travis Timmerman, a Missouri man who was reported missing earlier this year, has been found in Syria. Timmerman told CBS News that he had been imprisoned for seven ...

CBS News - 1d

Who is Travis Timmerman, the missing American apparently found in Syria

An American man found wandering the streets outside the Syrian capital of Damascus barefoot identified himself as Pete Travis Timmerman on Thursday. Timmerman was last seen in Budapest, Hungary, in ...

The Hill - 1d

White House officials on Travis Timmerman, continued search for Austin Tice

NSC spokesperson John Kirby and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre commented Thursday on the discovery of American Travis Timmerman in Syria and the ongoing efforts to locate Austin ...

CBS News - 1d

American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is free after 7 months in detention

An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country on foot seven months ago on a Christian pilgrimage

ABC News - 1d

Missing American Travis Timmerman's recovery in Syria a 'Christmas miracle,' loved ones say

Family and friends of the Missouri man who was imprisoned in Syria after he said he crossed into the country on a "pilgrimage" to Damascus hailed his unexpected recovery as a "Christmas miracle" on ...

NBC News - 1d

American freed after 7 months detention in Syria

An American citizen detained in Syria was freed on Thursday after rebels overtook the city of Damascus, toppling the rule of President Bashar Assad and releasing thousands from imprisonment ...

The Hill - 1d

Man Found in Syria Appears to Be a Missing American

The man told reporters that his name was Travis Timmerman and that he had entered Syria on a religious pilgrimage. He said that he had been detained for months.

The New York Times - 1d

American is freed after being detained for seven months in Syria

ABC News - 1d

Watch: American man found in Syria after being imprisoned for months

An American man calling himself Travis spoke with NBC News' Matt Bradley and said he had been imprisoned in Syria after crossing from Lebanon.

NBC News - 1d

Hunt Continues for an American, Austin Tice, in Syria

The U.S. has identified prisons of interest as it searches for clues about Austin Tice, who was abducted in 2012 and whose fate remains unknown.

The New York Times - 2d

‘To cough was to risk death’: the artist who mapped Syria’s Sednaya prison with testimonies from its survivors

Warning: this feature contains details of torture As an artist and audio investigator, I interviewed people who had been imprisoned in a building where sound and vision were weaponised. So what ...

The Guardian - 2d

Dawn Fraser ‘not out of the woods’ after serious injuries from fall, daughter says

Daughter confirms swimming great broke four ribs and required a hip replacement after accident last week. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , ...

The Guardian - 3d

Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know

Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.

The New York Times - 3d

Inside Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison

ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent James Longman reports at Saydnaya prison, where Syrians are searching for their lost loved ones.

ABC News - 3d

Parents of American who disappeared in Syria 12 years ago speak out

In an interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, Marc and Debra Tice say they feel there's a better opportunity to get their son Austin home after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. Austin Tice, a ...

NBC News - 4d

Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison

Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.

NBC News - 4d

California man charged with breaking out of federal prison 8 years ago

A 55-year-old fugitive who had been on the run for eight years after escaping from a federal prison in California has been caught and indicted, the U.S. attorney’s office said last week.

NBC News - 5d

‘He has come out an old man’: joy and grief as loved ones released from Assad prisons

Family members describe renewed hopes after decades-long searches for political detainees in ‘Kingdom of Silence’. Moammar Ali has been searching for his older brother for 39 years.. In 1986, ...

The Guardian - Dec. 7

Idaho murder suspect recaptured after walking away from prison work camp: Authorities

A murder suspect who walked away from a correctional facility in Idaho has been recaptured after a 24-hour manhunt, authorities said.

ABC News - Dec. 6

Legendary drug lord released after serving 25 years in U.S. prison

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez and his brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

CBS News - Dec. 5

Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years

One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back home

ABC News - Dec. 4

Trump taps Peter Navarro as top trade adviser months after prison release

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Peter Navarro will return to the White House as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing. Navarro, who served in Trump's first ...

CBS News - Dec. 4

Iranian Nobel Laureate Released From Prison for 21 Days on Medical Grounds

The temporary suspension of Narges Mohammadi’s sentence comes amid an intensified crackdown on women’s freedoms in Iran.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4

Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Prison for 21 Days

The activist, whose health has deteriorated, had bone surgery last month. She was just 19 when Iran’s morality police detained her.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Biden heading back to U.S. from Angola after highlighting American investments

President Biden has wrapped up his historic trip to Angola after touring a port on Wednesday where the U.S. has invested billions. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi gets 3-week reprieve from prison in Iran after surgery

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been temporarily released from prison in Iran

ABC News - Dec. 4

Swiss authorities release right-to-die activist after ruling out homicide in 'suicide capsule' case

Swiss prosecutors say a right-to-die activist was released after more than two months in police custody over the reported first use of a so-called “suicide capsule,” after ruling out the ...

ABC News - Dec. 2

American Travis Timmerman flown out of Syria after release from prison

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