Syria’s Missing Children

Enlarge this image Diaa Hadid/NPR Diaa Hadid/NPR In Syria during the 14-year civil war, many children were detained with their mothers. Then, security forces separated them. Thousands of these children have never been found. Since the fall of the Assad regime, parents of disappeared children have continued to search for answers. In this episode of The Sunday Story, NPR correspondent Diaa Hadid investigates: what happened to the disappeared children of Syria?This episode includes mentions of rape and torture. This episode of The Sunday Story was produced by Justine Yan. It was edited by Jenny Schmidt and Vincent Ni. Audio engineering by Maggie Luthar. We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email at [email protected]. Sponsor Message