Mother appeals for missing daughter in Aleppo

Azdehar Dawood Hussein, a resident of Akoula village in the countryside of Qamishlo, called on the relevant authorities to work on uncovering the fate of her daughter, Aisha Abdulwahab Al-Ali (16 years old), who lost contact in the city of Aleppo at the beginning of this year, following the events that took place in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods.

Azdehar explained that her daughter is fatherless and the only girl among her brothers. She added that the family had returned from Damascus to Akoula village in Qamishlo countryside in 2013, after the outbreak of the crisis in the country, noting that she lost her husband to the former Syrian regime at that time, and later received information confirming his death.

She stated that her daughter Aisha had gone to Aleppo in the second half of 2025. With the escalation of tensions in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods, contact with her was lost on January 6, 2026.

The mother confirmed that she learned from her daughter’s friends that Aisha had been in the area when clashes intensified, and that they became separated from one another without knowing the fate of the others. She added that there is unconfirmed information suggesting that her daughter may have been detained by the Syrian Interim Government, despite being a civilian.

Azdehar said: “Since I learned of her disappearance, I have received no news about her. I do not know whether she is detained, has been killed, or is somewhere else. I have not seen my daughter for 11 months.”

She called on all concerned authorities to urgently intervene to uncover her daughter’s fate, concluding: “We only want to know where she is—whether she is alive or not. The waiting has exhausted us, and we hope they will help us reach our children.”

It is worth noting that a number of families are still demanding clarification on the fate of their children who went missing during the events that took place in Aleppo at the beginning of this year.

ANHA