American released from Syrian prison following Assad's ouster and transported out of the country by US military.

An American who was imprisoned in Syria for seven months has been flown out of the country on a U.S. military helicopter, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Travis Timmerman, one of thousands of prisoners released by rebels who overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad, stated after his release that he had been on a Christian pilgrimage when he illegally crossed into the country seven months ago and was detained.

The Associated Press reported that the "liberators" freed the man, along with another Syrian man, and around 70 women, some of whom were being held with their children.

While being held in the infamous Syrian intelligence facility known as Palestine Branch, Timmerman stated that he was not mistreated.

He claimed to Al-Arabiya TV that he could daily hear other men being tortured in prison.

""I was fed and watered, but I couldn't go to the bathroom whenever I wanted. I wasn't beaten, and the guards were decent to me," said Timmerman."

He was granted permission to leave his cell three times daily for bathroom breaks.

Following his ouster, Assad claimed that the rebels broke into his cell by forcefully smashing the door with a hammer.

A video of Timmerman was first posted online Thursday following the rebel takeover of Damascus, the capital of Syria.

The Associated Press reported that in the video, a bearded Timmerman was lying on a mattress under a blanket in what appeared to be a private house. A group of men in the video said he was being treated well and would be safely returned home.

Nearly a dozen buildings are concealed behind high concrete walls at the Palestine Branch, also known as Branch 235, according to The New York Times.

Over a decade ago, Human Rights Watch reported that inmates were subjected to torture at the facility, including electrocutions and beatings.

"In 2012, a former prisoner recounted to the organization how they were hung by their wrists from the ceiling for eight days. After a few days of being denied sleep, the prisoner's brain stopped functioning. They began to imagine things and their feet swelled on the third day. The pain they experienced was unlike anything they had ever felt before and it was excruciating. Despite screaming for medical attention, the guards only laughed at them."

Many prisoners would also die of illnesses or starvation under the deplorable conditions.

This week, The Free Press, in collaboration with the Center for Peace Communications, uncovered evidence of torture and executions at Sednaya, another infamous Syrian prison.

"A former inmate recounted to The Free Press how at dawn, prisoners would be called out by name, stripped of their clothes, and taken away. The sound of chains on the platforms indicated executions. Condemned prisoners would go without food for three days prior to their execution. Once a month, they would be searched. During one such search, an officer declared, "We're not here to inspect; we're here to kill.""

Loved ones have been searching for signs of those who went missing in the barbaric prisons since the thousands of prisoners were released.

"One woman, who was detained at the Palestine Branch for four and a half months in 2020 with numerous other women, recounted her experience to The New York Times. She stated that they were not given any food and were physically abused."

Planet Chronicle' Stephen Sorace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.