Hajar was the only survivor.
At the beginning of the Syrian war, her family fled from Daraya to Sahnaya, escaping bombardment and fear.
Like thousands of others, they were simply trying to survive, They stayed together until the summer of 2013.Until August 6 the day her entire family vanished.
That day, Hajar was speaking to her sister on the phone, Suddenly, her sister’s voice changed. “They caught us at the checkpoint!” she screamed, Then the line went dead.
Minutes later, every phone became unreachable, No one from the family has been seen since, Seven relatives disappeared together:
Maria Haj Ahmad, three years old.
Shaimaa Haj Ahmad, ten.
Mohammad Amin Haj Ahmad, fifteen.
Fatima al-Zahraa Haj Ahmad, seventeen.
Sondos Haj Ahmad, nineteen.
Along with their father, Abdul Aziz Naasan al-Haj Ahmad, and their mother, Zubaida Hafez al-Sayyadi, The family had been traveling from Damascus to their hometown of Halfaya in the Hama countryside to spend the Eid holiday. They never arrived.
According to testimonies and field information, the family disappeared at the notorious Al-Qabou checkpoint between Hama and Homs, an area reportedly controlled at the time by militias linked to Shujaa al-Ali, affiliated with the former Syrian regime.
A checkpoint feared for arrests, disappearances, and people who never returned.
But for Hajar, none of the political details change the pain.
Years have passed, and she is still searching.
Not only for justice , but for an answer.
“Even if they are dead,” she says quietly, “I just want to know what happened to them.”