Some Syrians hope that loved ones of people detained under Bashar al-Assad’s regime may still be alive.
Those who expressed dissent in any form disappeared, and tens of thousands were tortured or killed in the country’s notorious prisons.
Crowds of people gathered in the infamous Saydnaya prison in the capital, hoping to find some traces of their loved ones.
Assad’s government fell after a major offensive by rebels led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
