American tells CBS News he was released from Syrian prison – CBS News Watch CBS News A man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman told CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer that he was released from a Syrian prison earlier this week as rebel forces overthrew longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. Timmerman said he was held for seven … Read more
A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights violations allegedly took place has been charge with multiple counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud, authorities announced Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s notorious Adra prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad has … Read more
A man identifying himself as an American from Missouri, Travis Timmerman, was found in Syria on Thursday after he said he was released from a prison earlier in the week as the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power by a shock offensive by the rebels. Timmerman told CBS News Senior Foreign Correspondent Elizabeth … Read more
Syrians hope to learn fate of lost loved ones after notorious prison is released – CBS News Watch CBS News Rebels liberated Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison last week. Today, many people come to look for family members in a place where thousands of people have disappeared over the years. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Be the first … Read more