As opposition forces took over the Syrian capital of Damascus this month, Maryam Kamalmaz waited in Texas for news about her father.
Majd Kamalmaz, a 59-year-old psychotherapist from Virginia, had roots in Syria, and had been treating conflict victims in the region when he was arrested near Damascus in 2017. The FBI later told the family he was presumed dead.
After the fall of the Assad government, a distant relative went to Sednaya Prison, where they believe Majd had been held, and spent days scouring reams of records and recording videos to share with the family. The relative was ...