ICIJ @icij.org · Dec 4

Two days later, officers smashed through the family’s front door and hauled Imad away to prison. Thaer, now 57, searched for his brother for 13 years.

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ICIJ · Dec 4

When the Assad regime collapsed in December 2024, Thaer's family was one of thousands of Syrians who flocked to prisons, hospitals and mass grave sites, looking for clues about their loved ones’ fates. Like many others, they came up empty.