After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.

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Syrians continue to search for loved ones long imprisoned by the Assad regime

Syrians are searching for answers about their loved ones after the collapse of the Assad regime. Islamic fighters broke into Saydnaya and liberated all the prisoners, leaving the jail cells empty. ...
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Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad's prisons

Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell
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Syrians continue to search for loved ones long imprisoned by the Assad regime

Syrians are searching for answers about their loved ones after the collapse of the Assad regime. Islamic fighters broke into Saydnaya and liberated all the prisoners, leaving the jail cells empty. ...
CBS News - 1d
A Search in Syria for the Disappeared

Syrians raced to newly emptied prisons to reunite with loved ones snatched away by the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad, but their quest sometimes took them to the morgue.
The New York Times - 1d
Syrians search for loved ones at notorious prison after Assad regime's downfall

Two days after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government, the Biden administration said it would recognize the new Syrian government under certain conditions. Meanwhile, Syrians searched for ...
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Syrians search the notorious Saydnaya prison seeking loved ones and answers

The first place hundreds rushed to when news broke that the Assad regime had fallen was the military prison in Saydnaya, a place so notorious for its horrors it was long known as “the slaughterhouse.”
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Syrians celebrate fall of Assad family's 50 years of iron fist rule

After Syrian rebels seized Damascus, jubilant crowds took to the streets Sunday to celebrate the end of 50 years of the Assad dynasty that ruled the country with an iron fist. NBC’s Richard Engel ...
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The 11-Day Blitz by Syrian Rebels That Ended 50 Years of Assad Rule

Bashar al-Assad called for help from Russia, Iran and his own military in his last hours as Syria’s leader, learning he had run out of allies and loyalty.
The Wall Street Journal - 3d
Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family after lightning rebel offensive

Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family after lightning rebel offensive
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After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure

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Syrians continue to search for loved ones long imprisoned by the Assad regime

Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad's prisons

Syrians continue to search for loved ones long imprisoned by the Assad regime

A Search in Syria for the Disappeared

Syrians search for loved ones at notorious prison after Assad regime's downfall

Syrians search the notorious Saydnaya prison seeking loved ones and answers

Syrians celebrate fall of Assad family's 50 years of iron fist rule

The 11-Day Blitz by Syrian Rebels That Ended 50 Years of Assad Rule

Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family after lightning rebel offensive

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