Migrant disappearances leave families trapped without answers

DUBAI: The last message Deyaa’s family received came through a borrowed satellite phone as he crossed the Mediterranean Sea. “Mama, I am Deyaa. I am fine.” It was Aug. 24, 2014. Two days later, the boat he was on sank off the Libyan coast. He was never found. Deyaa, a Syrian photographer and father to a baby girl, had left the country after a close friend was detained at the Syrian-Lebanese border. Deyaa, a Syrian photographer and father to a baby girl, had left the country after a close friend ​​​​​​was detained at the Syrian-Lebanese border.

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