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flag Syrian refugee Emad Al Rawashda returned to Syria with a BBC reporter in 2025 to search for his missing son and daughter, who vanished while fleeing to Europe via Libya in August 2024.

flag Syrian refugee Emad Al Rawashda, now in Northern Ireland, returned to Syria in 2025 with a BBC reporter to search for his son Hassn, daughter Haneen, and eight others who vanished in August 2024 while fleeing to Europe via Libya. flag The family, originally from Daraa, had fled the war in 2014 and were resettled in Omagh in 2018, but Hassn and Haneen were left behind. flag Emad’s last contact was a frantic voice message saying they were being moved toward a crossing point. flag The perilous journey through Libya involves risks from smugglers and authorities, with an estimated 100,000 people missing since the war began. flag Emad, who holds a British passport and won’t return to live in Syria, continues seeking answers through the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and other channels, haunted by past losses and ongoing uncertainty.

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