An npr investigation reveals that hundreds of children were separated from their families and placed in secret orphanages during the assad regime in syria. Now that the regime has fallen, families are searching for their lost children in damascus.

Refers to the government in syria which was focused on suppressing uprisings and caused the separation of children from families.

The media organization that conducted the investigation into the separation of Syrian children from their families.

The capital of syria, where families are searching for their missing children.