Archive · 8 Dec 2025

Families Seek Answers on Missing Detainees in Syria

Families Seek Answers on Missing Detainees in Syria

A year after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was removed from power, families of missing detainees are still searching for answers.

Around 150,000 people disappeared under Assad's rule, and many families hoped that with his fall, they would finally learn what happened to their loved ones.

However, a national commission set up to investigate these disappearances has not yet provided any concrete information.

Families like Amina Beqai, whose husband and brother are missing, are desperately searching online and through other means for any clues.

The commission says it is working carefully and systematically, but activists and families are frustrated by the lack of progress and transparency.

They hope that with international cooperation, they will eventually get the answers they need to find closure.

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