Lebanese Citizens Illegally Detained in Syrian Prisons
This is a list of 261 Lebanese citizens believed to be illegally imprisoned in Syria. The number of names on this list grows weekly as more and more families of the detained come forward with information about the fate of loved ones who were abducted by Syrian security forces in Lebanon. Anyone with information about these or other detainees is encouraged to call Human Rights International Organizations and the Red Cross.

CLHRF is willing to help in any matter related to Lebanese detainees in Syria. Write to us on: (clhrf@yahoo.com)

(This list was prepared by Americans for a Free Lebanon and (MIRSAD)

Name Date
of Abduction
Location Description
Majid Abbas 22 February 1987

Atta Mahmoud al-Abdallah 1984

Abdel-Majeed Abdel-Kareem.


Joseph Jirjis Abi-Najm 1993

Ahmed Abi-Ra'ad September 1988

Father Sleiman Abou Khalil 13 October 1990
 
Bilal Abou Nader 22 February 1987

Elie Abou Nader 21 November 1984
musician
Elie Farid Abou Nader 1987

Amin Abou Rjeily 1983
 
Fouad Abou Rjeily 1983
 
Ali Al-Ad December 1986

Khodr Khodr Agha 10 June 1986

Ahmed Ali Ahmed April 1987

Abdel-Hameed Ahmed


Abdel-Rahman Ahmed


Adel Khalaf Ajouri 5 May 1990
 
Joseph Deeb Al-Akiki 13 October 1990
 
Ali Mohamed Akl 24 December 1988

Milad Youssef Al-Alam 13 October 1990
 
Houssein Amin October 1988

Mohamed Al-Andouri 29 December 1986

Stavro Elie Andriotti 7 July 1978

Elias Youssef Aoun 13 October 1990
 
Emile Joseph Aoun


George Joseph al-Asmar 9 February 1985
married, 2 children
Mahmoud Aswad 1988

George Mikhail Awad 22 October 1983

Hassan Awad 1 March 1983

Hachem al-Azzawee September 1988

Hassan al-Baalbaki October 1988

Houssam al-Bacha October 1987

Dara Mohamed al-Badn 1984

Jamal Bakeesh 1988

John Ballout


Amer Salman Baroudi 11 June 1986

Ibrahim Loueiz Basha


George Mtanos Bashoor 13 October 1990
 
Michel Gerges al-Batah 13 October 1990
 
Sayed Shaheed Battoor 13 October 1990
 
Abdel-Karim Boulaz 22 February 1987

John Elias Bou-Na'oum


Robert Bou-Sarhal 13 October 1990
 
Abbas al-Breidi 30 November 1988

Bashir al-Breidi November 1988

Izz al-Deen Chahine April 1988

Karim Maroun Chahla 28 October 1983
taxi driver
married, 4 children
Ahmed Chihadeh April 1988

Jamal Chihadeh October 1988

Qouzhayya Karam Dagher 28 April 1985
b. 1958
customs employee
Darweesh Darweesh April 1988

Jamil Deeb 7 July 1993 Saidnaya Prison  
Amin Gabriel al-Deek 18 February 1984
b. 1962
Ali Zein al-Deen 29 January 1989

Mohamed Saeed Seif al-Deen 1989

Charles Hanna Dergham


Caesar Elias Caesar Eid 22 December 1984
university student
Hassan Mohamed Eid


Jihad George Eid 13 October 1990
 
Tanious Youssef Elias 9 February 1978
 
Saje'e Farhat 6 April 1986

Joseph Jamil Faris 22 February 1984

Nabil Fawwaz 1993

Riyad Youssef Geagea 1983

Claude August Gerard 4 October 1989
b. 1934
Amin Ghandour 1982
 
George Adib Al-Ghannaj 6 December 1986
b. 1956
Houssam Al-Ghazzawi


Mohamed Ghorli 23 February 1989

Fadi Elie Ghoulam 30 October 1984
b. 1964
Khodr Habbal December 1986

Khaled Habboub March 1987

Alfred Jirjis al-Habr September 1983
b. 1936
Elias Michel al-Habr September 1983
 
Salwa Michel al-Habr August 1983
 
Tanios Camille el-Habr 13 October 1990 "Palestine Branch" of Syrian Military Intelligence in Damascus  
Elie Saad Al-Haddad 13 October 1990
 
Fouad Sawma Haddad August 1984

Ibrahim Khalil Haddad 9 July 1985
b. 1966
Wael Haddad September 1983

Ali Saeed Al-Hajj 1989

Tale'e Halawi October 1988

Dr. Ahmad Hamad 18 June 1996
 
Saeb Hammoud October 1988

Jawad Handous October 1988

Fareed Youssef Hanna 1978
b. 1921
George Malik Hanna 10 September 1985
b. 1943
university teacher
Ahmed Harb 22 February 1987

Mohamed Khodr Harrouk 1988

Hassan Al-Hassan


Rashid Hassan February 1997

Samir Ali Hassan 26 April 1989 Saidnaya Prison  
Hassoun Amin Hassoun 2 November 1982
b. 1965
Ahmed Hawi 10 June 1986

Chaheen Chaker al-Hayek 22 Jan 1978
b. 1945
Iskandar Farhat Haykal 1988
b. 1974
soldier
Mohamed Salim Al-Helou 1986

Joseph Helwan


Alexander Antraneek Hermedyan 1986
married, 3 children
Naji Elias Al-Hindi 13 October 1990
 
Ibrahim Khalil Hirshi 1986

Mounzir Hleihel 25 December 1988

Jamal Riyad Houhou 31 December 1978
 
Ali Al-Houjeiri October 1988

Hassan Al-Houjeiri 1 March 1987

Tanal Al-Houjeiri 1 March 1987

Joseph Elias Al-Houwayyek 1978

Doumit Sleiman Ibrahim 13 October 1990
 
Radwan Shakib Ibrahim 2 May 1992
 
Ja'afar Ibrahim April 1988

Chaheedeh Youssef Al-Indaree 23 September 1979

Qostantine Antonious Al-Indaree 23 September 1979

Nabih Youssef Is'haq 30 March 1983
b. 1936
married, 6 children
Estephan Massoud Iskandar 6 September 1979

Abdel-Karim Itani 22 February 1987

Ziad Itani 22 February 1987

Ibrahim Melhem Jabr 12 April 1984
b. 1956
salesman
Najib Youssef Al-Jaramani 24 January 1997
b. 1956
married, 5 children
Nafiz Naji Al-Deen Al-Jasim 1986

Elias Ibrahim Jirjis 1988

Jiryess Nimr Jiryess November 1985
b. 1961
soldier, Lebanese army
Challita Asaad Joubrayyel


Ismael Al-Kabbout


Youssef Nakhleh Al-Kallas 26 June 1984

Ibrahim Kalash 22 February 1987

Malek Yassine Agha Kalthoum 1984
 
Moustafa Kanaan 2 February 1989

Fadi Jirjis Karam 1 July 1978
b. 1964
Said Kayyal 21 June 1982

Shamel Hussein Kenaan 18 June 1986 "Palestine Branch" of Syrian Military Intelligence in Damascus  
Elias Tanious Khalil


Boutros Khawand 1992
 
Antoine Ghaleb al-Khazzaka 21 June 1982
 
Mohamed Khodr


Claude Hanna Khoury 20 January 1985
 
Edward Camille al-Khoury 7 September 1983 Saydnaya Prison,
Syria
 
Maroun Elias al-Khoury 6 September 1983
 
Maroun Yousef al-Khoury 16 July 1982
 
Junior Alfred Kittaneh 1986
Red Cross volunteer
Chawki Koussa 14 June 1986

Elias Georges Elias Lahoud November 1982
 
Elias Tanious Lahhoud 1986

Albert Jaber Atallah Loh 22 November 1995
Houssein Mahdi


Georges Mahfoud 19 December 1991 Saidnaya prison
Antoine Asa'ad Makhoul 29 August 1984
b. 1948
taxi driver
Jawdet Ahmed Malass


Dani Mansourati 9 May 1992
Walid Al-Masri 14 June 1986

Ali Ahmed Mer'eb 1986

Hashim Minqara 26 December 1986 Saidnaya Prison
Marwan Riyad Mishaalani 13 October 1990
Issam Uthman al-Mistrah 8 August 1992 Saidnaya Prison
George Salah Mja'ess 5 May 1988
b. 1962
Riyad Mohamed January 1989

Bendelimoun Chaheed Moqbel


Karam Youssef Morkos 21 November 1984
Ziad Youssef Morkos 21 November 1984
Assem Osman al-Mostarah August 1992 Saidnaya Prison
Rene Tannous Mouawwad 20 November 1980
b. 1958
Saeed Al-Moughrabi December 1986

Salim Moughrabi 16 June 1986

Maroun Edward Mousallem 4 September 1983
b. 1963
Abdel-Rahman Mouselmani 13 March 1987

Hassan Moustafa October 1988

Assaf Jiryess Roukoz Mrad 22 September 1978

Jack Abi Mrad 13 February 1985

Samih Abd al-Rahman Muneymana June 1976
Mohamed Ahmed Nahleh 1985

Jack Hanna Nakhoul 13 October 1990
Joseph Nasrallah


Mohamed Taan Nasrallah 1978

Johnny Salem Nassif 13 October 1990
Goerge Abdo Nehme May 1984

Albert Nichola 13 February 1985

Nidal Omar 22 February 1987

Ghossoub Othman 12 June 1986

Hatem Othman


Houssein Khodr Oumeirat 1982

Nasser Deeb Qaafarani 1978

Ziad Qamar 18 November 1985

Moustafa Al-Qaseer 12 June 1986

George Qazzi August 1984

Faez Al-Qeiss 6 June 1986

Hassan Qeiss October 1986

Mahmoud Ramadan November 1988

Talal Al-Rifa'ee 22 February 1987

Walid Salem Al-Rifa'ee 1987

Chacker Chukrallah Rizk 12 March 1991
Aghi Camille Roukoz Roukoz 1985

Bechara Tanious Roumieh March 1978
b. 1962
Elias Maima Saab 1984
married, 2 daughters
Nasseer Halim Saad


Mohamed Ali Sa'adieh 1986

Joseph Elias Saba'a 7 July 1978

Ahmed Mohamed Sabha 1985

Hassan Al-Saheli 16 December 1985

Omar Al-Sakkaf


Sema'an Saleebi


Ahmed Saleh 1986

Mahmoud Saleh 1987

Antoine Semaan Saliba 21 December 1983
b. 1955
John Semaan Saliba 21 December 1983
b. 1957
George Nichola Salloum 27 March 1988
b. 1958
married, 2 children
Antoine Michel Sarhan 1987 Mazze prison b. 1967
Arz Antoine Sarkis 10 February 1983
b. 1969
Eid Antoine Sarkis 10 February 1983
b. 1957
John Sarkis


Bechara Saleh Sarrouf 5 September 1983
 
Charbel Elias Sarrouf 6 September 1982

Mohamed Fayez al-Sayyed 1986

Samir Fouad al-Sayyegh 8 September 1987
b. 1959
Bassam Jirjis Semaan 1996

Nimr Sema'an


Youssef Tanious Semaan 1991
married, 3 children
Edward Sfeir August 1984

Ahmed Mohamed Shaaban 22 February 1987

Qasim Sha'aban


Salwa Shaaban 22 February 1987

Azar al-Sha'er


George Ayoub Shalweet 30 March 1994 Mazze Prison  
Mahmoud al-Shamra


Othman al-Shamra


Elias Nichola al-Shayib 19 August 1985
b. 1957
Ghalib Mahmoud Al-Sheikh 15 December 1988

Father Albert Sherfane 13 October 1990
 
Tanious Ibrahim Al-Shidyaq 21 May 1983
b. 1947
married, 5 children
Malaki Youssef Shmeit 7 July 1978

Ahmed Al-Siba'ee 22 February 1987

Hanna Mrad Sleiman 1982
 
Afif Solh 25 Decmber 1988

Hassan Ahmed Solh 25 Decmber 1988

Houssein Ali Solh 25 Decmber 1988

Khalid Houssein Solh 25 Decmber 1988

Khalil Mohamed Solh 25 Decmber 1988

Moustafa Mohamed Solh 25 Decmber 1988

Nawwaf Solh 25 Decmber 1988

Saeb Hamad Khalil Soued March 1995 "Palestine Branch" of Syrian Military Intelligence in Damascus  
Ali al-Tall


Tony Gerges Tamer 7 July 1993 Mazze Prison  
Elias Letfallah Tanious 15 December 1992 Mazze Prison  
Antoine Elias Taweel 7 July 1978

Hassan Tayy 16 August 1986

Tanious Ibrahim Al-Tayyar 27 May 1978
 
Shoukrallah Touma 13 February 1985
b. 1965
Abdel-Hafeez Uleiwan 1 February 1989

Ahmed Wehbe 31 December 1988

Elie Karim Wehbe 13 October 1990
 
Ahmed Yaghi November 1988

Nazih Yaghi 10 January 1989

Jamal Abdul Salam Yassine 10 March 1989 Tadmur Prison
Radwan Bourhan Yassine 2 June 1986

Milad Habib Yousefr 29 August 1983
 
Mohsen Youssef April 1988

George Emile Zaher 7 August 1989
b. 1941
'Summerland' employee
Antoine Zakhour Zakhour 13 October 1990 "Palestine Branch" of Syrian Military Intelligence in Damascus  
Tony Mikhail Zakkour 20 February 1998
 
Nazeer Zannoun 14 June 1986

Joseph Nazeeh al-Zarka March 1983
b. 1966
Waleed Mahmoud Zarkout 1982
married, 3 daughters
Tanious Sharbel Zoughieb 13 October 1990
officer, Lebanese army