The US military has flown an American citizen out of Syria, just days after he was released from months of captivity during the chaotic last days of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Travis Timmerman, 29, was handed over to a US garrison in Syria, close to the borders with Iraq and Jordan. He is now reportedly in Jordan, where he met US state department officials.
He was found by local residents near Damascus this week after he was freed by hammer-wielding armed men.
Mystery has swirled over how exactly Mr Timmerman came to be in Syria. The White House says it had no prior indication that he was even in Syria or being held in captivity.