An American who spent seven months in a Syrian prison after crossing into the country on foot on a Christian pilgrimage has been found.Travis Timmerman, who was found in the town of Dhiyabiya, says he was one of thousands of people released from Syrian prisons after rebel groups ousted the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad last weekend.

Travis Timmerman, an American held in Syria's prison system for seven months, has been released. He was detained during a Christian pilgrimage and freed when rebels toppled Assad's regime. The liberators secured his release,