Families of disappeared children of Syria confront trauma and endless waiting
Sep 18, 2025 #MissingChildren #Orphanages #AlJazeeraEnglish
Syrian parents continue a desperate search for children kidnapped during the nearly
Sep 18, 2025 #MissingChildren #Orphanages #AlJazeeraEnglish
Syrian parents continue a desperate search for children kidnapped during the nearly 14 years of Syria’s civil war.
New government investigations into regime atrocities offer little hope, exacerbating grief.
Many missing children were sent to orphanages with incomplete and falsified records.
Institutions are accused of abuse, with children often taken to unknown locations.
Former officials now face trial for these alleged crimes.
Official committees provide no answers, leaving families trapped in bureaucracy.
For those affected, the search for closure, or even a body, remains a lifelong vow.
Al Jazeera’s Abdullah Okaily reports from Damascus.
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