An NPR investigation reveals that during the crackdown on uprisings in Syria, the Assad regime's response to excessive detentions included separating children from their mothers. Hundreds of children were placed in orphanages around Damascus, with government intelligence ordering these institutions to maintain secrecy about their presence. As the regime's influence wanes, families now search for their missing children, underscoring the enduring personal tragedies that arose from the Syrian conflict and the disturbing legacy of state-sponsored separation during the uprising.
The Assad regime, while suppressing an uprising, faced a dilemma with many children detained alongside their mothers. A troubling solution was found—separating these children.
Government intelligence ordered orphanages to conceal the presence of these children, resulting in hundreds being lost in the chaotic aftermath of the uprising.
With the regime's decline, families in Damascus are desperately seeking their missing children, revealing the profound human cost of the political strife.
The complexities of the Syrian conflict are mirrored in the stories of these children, torn from their parents amid a regime's brutal strategy for control.
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