US ‘pilgrim’ freed from Syria jail heading to Jordan – but says he will return to Damascus

Travis Timmerman, a US citizen who had entered Syria from Lebanon on a Christian pilgrimage and had been detained for several months, speaks with reporters in a house in Damascus - (AFP via Getty Images)

An American who was freed by rebels in Syria after spending seven months in prison has told The Independent he is on his way to Jordan – but that he plans to return to Damascus.

Travis Timmerman, thought to be from Missouri, was found on Thursday in a town outside the Syrian capital after footage appeared on social media showing him sleeping in a private home.