United States Rescues Freed American Tourist from Syria
washington December 13, 2024 21:30The US military has evacuated American tourist Travis Timmerman (29) from Syria.
The US military has evacuated American tourist Travis Timmerman (29) from Syria.
An American tourist, Travis Timmerman (29), who had been missing since June, was discovered in one of the prisons of the Assad regime by Syrians searching the facilities. Timmerman had been detained in Syria for entering the country without proper documentation while traveling as a pilgrim from Lebanon.
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