SAYDNAYA, Syria — They came from all over Syria, tens of thousands. The first place they rushed to after the fall of their longtime tormentor, former President Bashar Assad, was here: Saydnaya Prison, a place so notorious for its horrors it was long known as “the slaughterhouse.”

Hope gave way to despair, as people opened the heavy iron doors lining the hallways to find cells inside empty.{ai:summary}<p>After the fall of Bashar Assad, tens of thousands flocked to Saydnaya Prison in Syria, a site infamous for its brutal conditions and referred to as “the slaughterhouse.” The prison symbolizes the suffering endured by many under Assad's regime. #society</p>

'Where is everyone?': Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison for signs of their loved ones

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