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ARAB AND WORLD

Thu 12 Dec 2024 5:58 pm - Jerusalem Time

After going missing, American Travis Timmerman found alive in Syrian prisons

Syrians found American citizen Travis Timmerman on Thursday and broadcast a video recording of him, believing that he was the American journalist missing in Syria, Austin Tice.


A video clip has spread on social media in which Syrians say that they found the American journalist, Austin Tice, in the Damascus countryside after his release from Assad’s prisons following the fall of the regime.


However, sources for "Syria TV" explained that the person found in the Damascus countryside is an American citizen from the state of Missouri and his name is Travis.

In turn, the American CBS network confirmed that the American citizen Travis Timmerman, who has been missing for 7 months in Syria, has been found.


For its part, Anadolu Agency indicated that Timerman was missing in Syria and was found after the detainees were released from Sednaya prison near Damascus.


Following the outbreak of the Syrian revolution, a number of Americans disappeared, most notably the freelance journalist and former US Marine, Austin Tice, after preparing press reports in the Syrian opposition areas at the time in the Damascus countryside in 2012, after entering via Lebanon.


Austin Tice


At that time, a video clip was circulated talking about Austin being kidnapped by “unknown armed groups,” while the Syrian opposition said at the time that it was an attempt by Assad’s intelligence to deny that his checkpoints were responsible for his arrest.

Last Tuesday, White House spokesman John Kirby confirmed that American officials are making strenuous efforts to obtain as much information as possible about Austin Tice, who was captured in Syria 12 years ago.

He added that US estimates indicate that he is still alive.

Six months ago, the killing of the Syrian-American doctor, Majd Kamalmaz, was announced after his arrest in Syria since 2017.

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