A missing U.S. citizen who was rescued 7 months after being held in Sednaya Prison has been found in Damascus.

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The American citizen Travis Pete Timmerman, who went missing in Syria, was found in a village south of Damascus. Timmerman, who had been missing since June 2, was rescued from Sednaya Prison on December 8 after the fall of the Baath regime.

HE WAS HELD IN A TORTURE CENTER FOR 7 MONTHS

Looking exhausted and unkempt, Timmerman stated that he was "captured and detained by security forces at the border while staying in the mountains between Lebanon and Syria 7 months ago." He indicated that he was held in a detention and torture center called the "Palestine Branch," which belongs to the regime's security forces in Damascus.

"I HEARD TORTURE SOUNDS EVERY DAY"

In an interview with Al Arabiya, Timmerman, seen without shoes and wearing a dark gray hooded outfit, recounted that he heard torture sounds every day in Assad's detention centers. In a statement to CBS News, he said that on Monday, two armed individuals broke the prison door with a hammer to rescue him. Timmerman remarked, "I woke up to the sound of the door breaking. At first, I thought the guards were there and that the clashes could be more intense. However, when we went outside, there was no resistance; there was no real conflict." Although Timmerman is now free, he stated that he has not fully grasped his situation and is busy finding a place to stay every night.

HE HAD SET OUT FOR THE PILGRIMAGE

Timmerman, who stated that he is from the state of Missouri in the USA and expressed that he set out from the USA for the pilgrimage, explained that he went to Europe in March, arrived in Zahle, Lebanon in May, and then went to Syria. During Timmerman's statements, a local security team that arrived at the house took him away by vehicle.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

Police officials in Missouri, USA, reported that the last contact with Timmerman was established on June 2. According to officials, Timmerman, who had been missing since June 2, was last seen on May 28 at the International Baptist Church in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Budapest police officials had issued a missing person report for Timmerman on August 26.