Relatives Of Syria's Disappeared Seek Closure In Damascus Morgues

Syrians searching for missing relatives talk with the new authorities at a Damascus morgue. (Credit: AFP)

In the corridors of Damascus's main hospitals, thousands of families have gathered for the foreboding mission of trying to find the bodies of loved ones captured years ago by the Syrian authorities.

"Where are our children?" women cried out as they grasped at the walls, desperate for closure after their years-long ordeal.