Assad's forces detained mothers and children and sent many of the youth to orphanages. Syrians whose children vanished during ...

The United Nations in 2021 estimated that over 130,000 Syrians were taken away and disappeared, many of them detained by Bashar Assad's network of intelligence agencies as well as by opposition ...

Children's school uniforms hung on the door. Their academic workbooks lay on their desks. Toys covered in dust were still ...

Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...