![Carrying photographs of their relatives, the families of those detained by the forces of the ousted Baath regime gather at the March 18th Square to learn the fate of their relatives, of whom they have not heard for years in Daraa, Syria on March 16, 2025. [Bakr Al Kasem - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AA-20250316-37358803-37358786-FAMILIES_SEARCHING_FOR_RELATIVES_DETAINED_BY_THE_OUSTED_BAATH_REGIME_HOLD_DEMONSTRATIONS_IN_DARAA-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Families of Syrians who disappeared during the country’s 14-year civil war gathered in the city of Daraa yesterday to urge the interim government not to abandon efforts to find their loved ones.
According to United Nations’ 2021 estimates, more than 130,000 Syrians were kidnapped and disappeared during the war, with many of them held by the ousted President Bashar Al-Assad’s intelligence bodies, opposition fighters and Daesh.
The Syria Campaign, an advocacy organisation, says that around 112,000 individuals remain missing.
READ: UN chief urges accountability as Syria’s civil war marks 14 years
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