Discarded Americans in Syria

Discarded Americans in Syria

identity of the missing

first statements and backgrounds

Note Disappear was published by the Hungarian police in June.

Details about his detention

cbs news declared Timmerman for seven months was held in a Syrian prison after crossing the border from Lebanon to Syria without permission. He had decided to travel to Syria for "spiritual reasons".

escape from prison

News, he described his time in the Syrian prison as "not too bad". "I was never beaten. The only really bad part was that I couldn't go to the toilet at any time. I was only allowed to go to the toilet three times a day," he said.

reactions of the US government

ongoing reporting

Jennifer Hansler von CNN contributed to this report.

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