Samir Kassab, a Lebanese cameraman who went missing in Syria in 2013. (Photo by Ramzan Hamdan, sourced from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) website.)
Among the 100,000 people who have gone missing since the outbreak of Syria's civil war in 2011, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), some cases quickly drew international attention — often because the victims were foreigners, journalists, or religious figures. This was the case with the abduction of British journalist John Cantlie on Nov. 22, 2012, and Jesuit priest Paolo Dall’Oglio in July 2013, both kidnapped by the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS). To this day, they remain missing, and their names have resurfaced following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Dec. 8.Other well-known figures, allegedly abducted by the Assad regime, are currently the focus of extensive on-the-ground investigations, as the release of detainees from Assad’s prisons by rebel groups raises hopes of their recovery. However, the...
Among the 100,000 people who have gone missing since the outbreak of Syria's civil war in 2011, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), some cases quickly drew international attention — often because the victims were foreigners, journalists, or religious figures. This was the case with the abduction of British journalist John Cantlie on Nov. 22, 2012, and Jesuit priest Paolo Dall’Oglio in July 2013, both kidnapped by the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS). To this day, they remain missing, and their names have resurfaced following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Dec. 8.Other well-known figures, allegedly abducted by the Assad regime, are currently the focus of extensive on-the-ground investigations, as the release of detainees from Assad’s prisons by rebel groups raises hopes of their recovery. However,...
