2 December 1991
✍Joseph Cicippio released
Beirut & suburbs#Western hostages 1982–1991
PartiesIslamic Jihad & the hostage-taking frontsUnited StatesSyria / Syrian Army
On 2 December 1991 Joseph Cicippio was released after five years and three months in captivity, two days before Terry Anderson, the last of the American hostages.