Assad's forces detained mothers and children and sent many of the youth to orphanages. Syrians whose children vanished during the war are now seeking information on their fate. NPR investigates.

A Syrian mother and daughter are reunited for the first time in 6 years after the fall of the Assad regime, and freedom of movement returns to the country. In Syria these days, one event is on ...

The father of Asma al-Assad, the wife of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, says his daughter is not seeking a divorce, contrary to reports in the Turkish media. “I am able to confirm ...

The in-laws of former Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad have fled the UK and are believed to be in Moscow following the collapse of the regime, neighbours and friends have reported. ... Bashar Al ...

An NPR investigation finds that more than 350 Syrian children were secretly placed in orphanages across the capital, Damascus, when the Assad regime was in power. Now, some of them cannot be found.

He trained as a cardiologist and practiced medicine in London, where his daughter Asma, Assad’s wife, was born. Related articles: Dozens dead in clashes between regime forces and Assad loyalists; ...

That was enough for the Assad regime to be suspicious. My father spent the first few months in Cell No. 4, a space meant for about three people. He recalled being there with 11 others.

Before they left, Maysoun pulled her youngest daughter aside and said: “Don’t believe what our neighbors told you about Assad. He’s a good man. They don’t know what they’re talking about.” ...