the control room at mezzeh military air base scarred by the moment control slipped away, its abandoned

the men who protected president assad have gone, the control room at mezzeh military air base scarredmoment control slipped away, its abandoned assets now targets for israeli air strikes. israel has been systematically destroying the military equipment left by the assad regime, worried about who might end up using it. russian—made aircraft, israeli bombs, militia backed by turkey, iran, the us — this was neverjust syria's war, and outside powers still have a stake here. assad's fall has meant unanswered questions about syria's future, but it's also left unanswered questions from the past. this airbase held a prison where detainees were reportedly tortured and raped by military intelligence. in one room, we were shown electric shock equipment for interrogations. the only thing more painful than finding your parent or child among the records here is not finding them at all. in the building next door, we found the mother of kurdish prisoner mahmoud hussein searching for his face among the photos on the floor. "he was registered here, but we can't find him," she said. "may god burn assad'

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the control room at mezzeh military air base scarred by the moment control slipped away, its abandoned

the control room at mezzeh military air base scarred by the moment control slipped away, its abandonedlly destroying the military

the control room at mezzeh military air base scarred by the moment control slipped away, its abandonedraeli air strikes. israel has been systematically destroying the military equipment left by the assad regime, worried about who might

the men who protected president assad have gone, the control room at mezzeh military air base scarred control slipped away, its abandoned assets now targets for israeli air strikes.