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Forced Disappearance of Children in Syria Uncovered - The Syrian Observer

At least 3,700 children were taken from families disloyal to Assad and placed in orphanages with false identities to hide them, says the Syrian Network for Human Rights.

A new investigation by The New York Times reveals that the Syrian government under Bashar al-Assad forcibly disappeared thousands of children of political prisoners, placing them in orphanages to be hidden from their families and, in some cases, adopted away. The report, based on confidential Syrian secret police databases and interviews with over 50 individuals, provides the most comprehensive picture to date of the regime’s systematic campaign…

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The Syrian Observer broke the news in on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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