TO GO WITH: Syria-conflict-missing by: Lisa Golden
A relative of Fairuz Shalish, a Syrian woman searching for the body of her son, walks through tombs marked with building cement bricks, at the Tal al-Naser cemetery in Homs on January 18, 2025. 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)