We know there are thousands of people kept in those prisons. We don’t know how many are still alive, released, or dead. For years, people have been disappeared, with families not knowing where their loved ones are,

Up to 13,000 people were reportedly executed between 2011 and 2016 at the Saydnaya military prison, dubbed the "human slaughterhouse."

There were widespread celebrations in Syria after rebels forced dictator Bashar al-Assad from power, whose family has ruled Syria for decades. The rebels are led by a former al Qaeda commander who says he has since split from the terror group.

Assad’s fall in Syria, children, the elderly, women and men sprint toward the exit of the notorious Sednaya Prison on the outskirts of Damascus — some stand frozen in confusion at the news of their freedom.

It comes as Britain says collapse of Assad is humiliation for Iran and Russia but doesn’t guarantee peace. Israel bombs chemical weapons facilities over fears of dangerous power vacuum

Powerful images have emerged showing Syrians, including women and children, being freed from prisons across the country after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad.