Back to Story
A member of the security forces for the new interim Syrian government stands next to prison cells at the Palestine Branch, a detention facility operated by the General Intelligence Agency during Bashar Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A member of the security forces for the new interim Syrian government stands next to prison cells at the Palestine Branch, a detention facility operated by the General Intelligence Agency during Bashar Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A member of the security forces for the new interim Syrian government inspects a cell of the Palestine Branch detention facility operated during Bashar Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A member of the security forces for the new interim Syrian government inspects a cell of the Palestine Branch detention facility operated during Bashar Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A dog helps search for bodies and hidden cells at the Air Force Intelligence Branch detention center, which was allegedly used during Bashar Assad's regime to torture and kill prisoners, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A dog helps search for bodies and hidden cells at the Air Force Intelligence Branch detention center, which was allegedly used during Bashar Assad's regime to torture and kill prisoners, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Members of the Syrian Civil Defense carry one of several bodies, and human remains, discovered near Damascus International Airport, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Members of the Syrian Civil Defense carry one of several bodies, and human remains, discovered near Damascus International Airport, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Documents lie scattered at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Documents lie scattered at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Wafaa Mustafa, center, holds a picture of her missing father during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Wafaa Mustafa, center, holds a picture of her missing father during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

FILE - Hanaa al-Khodr, center, and her mother, Khawla al-Khodr, left, look at photos of people reported missing after being taken by members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's army in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

FILE - Hanaa al-Khodr, center, and her mother, Khawla al-Khodr, left, look at photos of people reported missing after being taken by members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's army in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

A woman inspects documents in search of the name of a missing relative at Syria's infamous Saydnaya military prison, located just north of Damascus on Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A woman inspects documents in search of the name of a missing relative at Syria's infamous Saydnaya military prison, located just north of Damascus on Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Mahmoud Abdulbaki stands in one of the trucks used during the time he was in the Military Police prison in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Mahmoud Abdulbaki stands in one of the trucks used during the time he was in the Military Police prison in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Fighters who helped oust former Syrian ruler Bashar Assad examine a site identified as a mass grave for prisoners killed under his rule in Najha, south of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Fighters who helped oust former Syrian ruler Bashar Assad examine a site identified as a mass grave for prisoners killed under his rule in Najha, south of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

FILE - The infamous Saydnaya military prison is seen during dusk, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

FILE - The infamous Saydnaya military prison is seen during dusk, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

FILE - Photos of people reported to be missing after being detained by former Syrian President Bashar Assad's army, or pro-government militias, are seen in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

FILE - Photos of people reported to be missing after being detained by former Syrian President Bashar Assad's army, or pro-government militias, are seen in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Abdullah Zahra speaks at Branch 215, a detention facility where he was held during Bashar Assad's regime and where members of his family were killed in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Abdullah Zahra speaks at Branch 215, a detention facility where he was held during Bashar Assad's regime and where members of his family were killed in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A site believed to be a mass grave for detainees killed under Bashar Assad's rule is visible in Najha, south of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A site believed to be a mass grave for detainees killed under Bashar Assad's rule is visible in Najha, south of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar Assad lies on the ground at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Bashar Assad's regime in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar Assad lies on the ground at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Bashar Assad's regime in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Abdullah Zahra demonstrates how he was tortured in a cell at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Bashar Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Abdullah Zahra demonstrates how he was tortured in a cell at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Bashar Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Blankets used by prisoners as mattresses are seen at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Bashar Assad's regime in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Blankets used by prisoners as mattresses are seen at Branch 215, a detention facility run by military intelligence during Bashar Assad's regime in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

FILE - People walk through a corridor of Syria's infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

FILE - People walk through a corridor of Syria's infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)