The missing children of Syria: Hidden in orphanages under Assad, where are they now?

Hani al-Farra shared these images of his son and daughter, who went missing with his pregnant wife and their third child at a Syrian regime checkpoint in 2013. Al-Farra searched for them for years to no avail. After news emerged that security forces had hidden some children of detained women in Damascus orphanages, he began his search again.

Assad's forces detained mothers and children and sent many of the youth to orphanages. Syrians whose children vanished during the war are now seeking information on their fate. NPR investigates.

(Image credit: Hani al-Farra)