Travis Timmerman, a 29-year-old American man from Missouri was found wandering about south of Damascus after spending months in a Syrian prison.

The 29-year-old said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of Assad. Timmerman's family called it a "Christmas miracle."

Dec. 12 (UPI) --Travis Timmerman, a missing American from Missouri, was freed from a Syrian prison and found Thursday outside of Damascus trying to make his way out of the country on foot. Timmerman was held for seven months after entering Syria illegally ...