Syrian families scour hospitals and morgues for loved ones lost under Assad's rule
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Since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a crowd of mothers, sisters, fathers, and brothers gather at Al-Mujtahid Hospital in Damascus, searching for their loved ones among the photographs of tortured bodies displayed on the walls, documenting the brutal reality of a regime that has resulted in over 157,000 disappearances since the civil war began in 2011.
One young woman searching for her four brothers, Sarah Abdel Hamid Al-A'ami, expressed her anguish after failing to find them in the haunting display. ‘They killed our children. I want blood for blood, I want soul for soul,’ she cried out, reflecting the grieving and anger experienced by countless families as they confront the horrors inflicted during this dark period in Syria's history.
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