TO GO WITH: Syria-conflict-missing by: Lisa Golden
Fairuz Shalish grasps the red earth at an unmarked grave at a cemetery in Homs on January 18, 2025, where she was told that an individual buried there had the same date of death as her son. The fate of detainees and others who went missing remains one of the most harrowing legacies of Syria's conflict, which started in 2011 when Assad's forces brutally repressed anti-government protests. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)