The grim reality of Bashar Assad's regime of torture is exposed by the liberated political prisons in Syria.

This week, the brutal regime of imprisonment and torture of former Syrian President Bashar Assad is being exposed as victorious rebels dig through the now-liberated political prisons.

Abu Mohammed al-Golani pledged to disband the remaining security forces of the Assad regime and shut down prisons that held political opponents.

As Assad's regime fell, thousands of Syrians rushed to his prison facilities, hoping to free their loved ones. While many were released alive, others were discovered dead and some are still missing.

Two Syrian officials have been named by U.S. prosecutors for running a torture facility at Mezzeh air force base in Damascus, where it is alleged that political prisoners, peaceful protesters, and a 26-year-old American woman were among the victims, with the latter believed to have been executed.

Jamil Hassan, the director of the Syrian air force's intelligence branch, and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, who ran the prison, are named in a U.S. indictment for overseeing a prison and torture center at the Mezzeh air force base in Damascus.

Saydnaya Prison, located just outside Damascus, is the most notorious of Assad's prison facilities.

Since Assad's fall on Sunday, Syrian citizens have rushed to the prison, breaking down doors and searching through photos to find out what happened to the prisoners. Although many were released on Sunday, no one has been found since.

Ghada Assad, crying, asked, "Where is everyone? Where are everyone's children? Where are they?"

Despite their efforts to locate the facility, Syrians are still searching for concealed cells and documents that could shed light on the whereabouts of their loved ones.

According to Khairiya Ismail, 54, every home and every woman in Syria has lost a brother, a child, or a husband due to the prison and Assad's rule.

Since 2011, an estimated 150,000 people have been detained or gone missing in Syria. It is believed that tens of thousands of them have passed through Saydnaya, according to the Associated Press.

According to Amnesty International, between 10,000 and 20,000 individuals were imprisoned in 2017, with the organization reporting routine mass executions.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.