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Syria's new leadership frees US citizen from detention
12 December 2024 15:22 GMT
Syria's new government has said it released detained US citizen Travis Timmerman, who was arrested when entering the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago.
Syria's new leadership said that it was ready to cooperate with US officials to identify other forcibly disppeared US citizens.
Timmerman went missing in Hungary earlier this year, but it was not known before today that he was being held in Syria.
He reported that he was not beaten and treated "decently" in detention.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington is working to bring Timmerman home. He added that he had no update regarding American journalist Austin Tice who went missing in Syria 12 years ago, but said he was continuing work to find him.