‘The Assads ruled brutally for half a century. Then suddenly they were gone’

Sally Hayden on reporting from an Isis prison camp and a Hizbullah leader's funeral

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In a prison for suspected Isis members in northeast Syria Zakaria Mohammed Ismail, in his 50s, says he stays sane by thinking about his family. Photograph: Sally Hayden.
In a prison for suspected Isis members in northeast Syria Zakaria Mohammed Ismail, in his 50s, says he stays sane by thinking about his family. Photograph: Sally Hayden.