Sam Goodwin, a US citizen missing since May in Syria, has been released, his family said
"We are grateful to be reunited with our son Sam," his parents, Thomas and Ann Goodwin, wrote. They noted that their 30-year-old son was"healthy and with his family." Sam Goodwin had been missing near Qamishli, Syria, since May.The Goodwins said they were"forever indebted" to Lebanese Gen. Abbas Ibrahim -- the head of Lebanon's Directorate of General Security --"and to all others who helped secure the release of our son.
Read MoreThe State Department has not yet commented on Goodwin's caseSeveral other Americans are believed to remain in Syria, including Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz. Tice, an American journalist, went missing in Syria in 2012. State Department Special Representative for Syria Jim Jeffrey said in December 2018 that the US believes Tice is alive and"is being held captive inside Syria." Tice's parents told NBC News in May that they had"no doubt" their son is alive.
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