Damascus, June 6 (SANA) The family of Majdoleen al-Qadi continues to search for answers more than a decade after her disappearance in Damascus, following what relatives described as her detention on March 11, 2013, after she was summoned by phone to the home of Dr. Rania al-Abbasi, whom she worked with.
According to her family, speaking to SANA in Damascus, Majdoleen left her home in the Dummar neighborhood that morning and did not return, marking the last confirmed moment of her known whereabouts.
Despite the years that followed, her presence remains vivid in family memory, described by her relatives as a daughter and sister known for her strong personality and sense of responsibility.
Her father, Mohammad Fares al-Qadi, recalled that she “had a strong personality since she was young,” noting that she often took on the role of protecting her sisters within the family.
He added that one of his most cherished memories was performing Umrah with her, describing it as a moment that continues to provide comfort during years of uncertainty.
According to her sister, Fatima al-Qadi, Majdoleen had also been involved in humanitarian work, distributing aid to displaced families in the Dummar area, although the family only became fully aware of these activities after her disappearance through testimonies of people she had assisted.
Relatives said that on March 11, 2013, she went to the home of Dr. Rania al-Abbasi, where she worked as a secretary, after receiving an urgent phone call. They added that she was detained upon arrival alongside members of the doctor’s family by the deposed regime’s military intelligence branch.
According to witnesses, the detention came as part of a broader pattern of arrests at the time, in which individuals were apprehended following surveillance and based on information extracted under coercion, with families often left without official notification of detainees’ whereabouts.
Since then, the family says it has not received any confirmed official information regarding her fate.
Her uncle, Mahmoud Sheikh al-Shabab, told SANA that the family experienced years of uncertainty, during which they received conflicting information about her status, including claims that she was alive and being transferred between detention centers.
“It became a silent internal battle,” he said, referring to the difficulty of balancing hope with the absence of verified information.
He added that intermediaries and individuals claiming connections to security bodies provided misleading information in exchange for money, deepening the family’s distress during that period.
The prolonged uncertainty had significant effects on the family, he said, noting that Majdoleen’s mother suffered a deterioration in her health during those years and later died in 2018 after being diagnosed with cancer.
In recent years, the family has sought to verify information through available records. Fatima al-Qadi said she reviewed visual archives related to detainees and violations but did not identify her sister in any of the materials.
Her sister Fatima visited the National Commission for Missing Persons on June 4 and reviewed video recordings, identifying the children of Dr. al-Abbasi but finding no trace of Majdoleen.
Despite the absence of confirmed evidence regarding her fate, the family held condolences on June 4 and 5, describing the step as symbolic and intended to honor her memory rather than based on official confirmation.
Majdoleen al-Qadi is among an estimated 120,000 to 300,000 unresolved cases of missing persons in Syria, according to figures previously released by the National Commission for Missing Persons.
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