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This is a list of hundreds of Lebanese citizens believed to be [ according to whom? ] illegally [ according to whom? ] imprisoned in Syria.
| This is a list of hundreds of Lebanese citizens who are believed to be illegally imprisoned in Syria. | ||
| Family Name | First Name | Date of Abduction |
| Abdallah | Ali | |
| Abdel Kareem | Abdel Majeed | |
| Abdel Nour | Elias Michel | |
| Abdouni | Leila | 1992 |
| Abi Mrad | Jack | 13 February 1985 |
| Abi Najm | Joseph Jirjis | 1993 |
| Abi Raad | Ahmed | September 1988 |
| Abou Haloun | George | |
| Abou Khalil | Father Sleiman | 13 October 1990 |
| Abou Nader | Bilal | 22 February 1987 |
| Abou Nader | Elie | 21 November 1984 |
| Abou Nader | Elie Farid | 1987 |
| Abou Rjeily | Amin | 1983 |
| Abou Rjeily | Fouad | 1983 |
| Agha | Khodr Khodr | 10 June 1986 |
| Ahmed | Abdel Hameed | |
| Ahmed | Abdel Rahman | |
| Ahmed | Ahmed Ali | April 1987 |
| Ajouri | Adel Khalaf | 5 May 1990 |
| Akl | Ali Mohamed | 24 December 1988 |
| al-Aass | Khaled | |
| al-Abdallah | Atta Mahmoud | 1984 |
| al-Ad | Ali | December 1986 |
| al-Akiki | Joseph Deeb | 13 October 1990 |
| al-Alam | Milad Youssef | 13 October 1990 |
| al-Andouri | Mohamed | 29 December 1986 |
| al-Asmar | George Joseph | 9 February 1985 |
| al-Azzawee | Hachem | September 1988 |
| al-Baalbaki | Hassan | October 1988 |
| al-Bacha | Houssam | October 1987 |
| al-Badn | Dara Mohamed | 1984 |
| al-Batah | Michel Jirgis | 13 October 1990 |
| al-Breidi | Abbas | 30 November 1988 |
| al-Breidi | Bashir | November 1988 |
| al-Deek | Amin Gabriel | 18 February 1984 |
| al-Ghannaj | George Adib | 6 December 1986 |
| al-Ghazzawi | Houssam | |
| al-Habr | Alfred Jirjis | September 1983 |
| al-Habr | Elias Michel | September 1983 |
| al-Habr | Salwa Michel | August 1983 |
| al-Habr | Tanios Camille | 13 October 1990 |
| al-Haddad | Elie Saad | 13 October 1990 |
| al-Hajj | Ali Saeed | 1989 |
| al-Hajj | Samir Mikhael | |
| al-Hasbani | Michel Youssef | |
| al-Hassan | Hassan | |
| al-Hayek | Chaheen Chaker | 22 Jan 1978 |
| al-Hayek | Keitel | |
| al-Helou | Mohamed Salim | 1986 |
| al-Hindi | Naji Elias | 13 October 1990 |
| al-Houjeiri | Ali | October 1988 |
| al-Houjeiri | Hassan | 1 March 1987 |
| al-Houjeiri | Tanal | 1 March 1987 |
| al-Houwayyek | Joseph Elias | 1978 |
| al-Indaree | Chaheedeh Youssef | 23 September 1979 |
| al-Indaree | Qostantine Antonious | 23 September 1979 |
| al-Jaramani | Najib Youssef | 24 January 1997 |
| al-Jasim | Nafiz Naji al-Deen | 1986 |
| al-Kabbout | Ismael | |
| al-Kallas | Youssef Nakhleh | 26 June 1984 |
| al-Khalil | Rachid Ahmed | |
| al-Khazzaka | Antoine Ghaled | 21 June 1982 |
| al-Khoury | Edward Camille | 7 September 1983 |
| al-Khoury | Maroun Elias | 6 September 1983 |
| al-Khoury | Maroun Youssef | 16 July 1982 |
| al-Masri | Walid | 14 June 1986 |
| al-Mistrah | Issam Uthman | 8 August 1992 |
| al-Mostarah | Assem Osman | August 1992 |
| al-Moughrabi | Saeed | December 1986 |
| al-Qaseer | Mustafa | 12 June 1986 |
| al-Qeiss | Faez | 6 June 1986 |
| al-Rifa'ee | Talal | 22 February 1987 |
| al-Rifa'ee | Walid Salem | 1987 |
| al-Saheli | Hassan | 16 December 1985 |
| al-Sakkaf | Omar | |
| al-Sayyed | Mohamed Fayez | 1986 |
| al-Sayyegh | Samir Fouad | 8 September 1987 |
| al-Sha'er | Azar | |
| al-Shamra | Mahmoud | |
| al-Shamra | Othman | |
| al-Shayib | Elias Nichola | 19 August 1985 |
| al-Sheikh | George Milad | |
| al-Sheikh | Ghalib Mahmoud | 15 December 1988 |
| al-Shidyaq | Tanious Ibrahim | 21 May 1983 |
| al-Siba'ee | Ahmed | 22 February 1987 |
| al-Tall | Ali | |
| al-Tayyar | Tanious Ibrahim | 27 May 1978 |
| al-Zarka | Joseph Nazeeh | March 1983 |
| al-Zeeb | Adel Kamal | |
| Amin | Houssein | October 1988 |
| Andriotti | Stavro Elie | 7 July 1978 |
| Aoun | Emile Joseph | |
| Asaker | Fouad | |
| Assad | Assad | May 1988 |
| Aswad | Mahmoud | 1988 |
| Awad | Hassan | 1 March 1983 |
| Bakeesh | Jamal | 1988 |
| Ballout | John | |
| Barakat | Milad Chehade | April 19, 1992 - released in late 2007 |
| Baroudi | Amer Salman | 11 June 1986 |
| Basha | Ibrahim Loueiz | |
| Bashoor | George Mtanos | 13 October 1990 |
| Battoor | Sayed Shaheed | 13 October 1990 |
| Bou Na'oum | John Elias | |
| Bou Sarhal | Robert | 13 October 1990 |
| Boulaz | Abdel Karim | 22 February 1987 |
| Bukhari | Khadija Yahya | |
| Chahine | Izz al-Deen | April 1988 |
| Chahla | Karim Maroun | 28 October 1983 |
| Chamoun | Yacoub | Released |
| Chihadeh | Ahmed | April 1988 |
| Dagher | Qouzhayya Karam | 28 April 1985 |
| Dagher | Raif Fouad | |
| Darweesh | Darweesh | April 1988 |
| Deeb | Jamil | 7 July 1993 |
| Dergham | Charles Hanna | |
| Doumit | Adel Youssef | |
| Eid | Caesar Elias Caesar | 22 December 1984 |
| Eid | Hassan Mohamed | |
| Eid | Jihad George | 13 October 1990 |
| Elias | Tanious Youssef | 9 February 1978 |
| Farhat | Saje'e | 6 April 1986 |
| Farhat | Victor Bani | |
| Faris | Joseph Jamil | 22 February 1984 |
| Fawwaz | Nabil | 1993 |
| Geagea | Riad Youssef | 1983 |
| Gerard | Claude August | 4 October 1989 |
| Ghandour | Amin | 1982 |
| Ghorli | Mohamed | 23 February 1989 |
| Ghoulam | Fadi Elie | 30 October 1984 |
| Habbal | Khodr | December 1986 |
| Habboub | Khaled | March 1987 |
| Haddad | Fouad Sawma | August 1984 |
| Haddad | Ibrahim Khalil | 9 July 1985 |
| Haddad | Wael | September 1983 - released |
| Halawi | Tale'e | October 1988 |
| Hamad | Dr. Ahmad | 18 June 1996 |
| Hammoud | Saeb | October 1988 |
| Handous | Jawad | October 1988 |
| Hanna | Fareed Youssef | 1978 |
| Hanna | George Malik | 10 September 1985 |
| Harb | Ahmed | 22 February 1987 |
| Harb | Naji | |
| Harrouk | Mohamed Khodr | 1988 |
| Hassan | Rashid | February 1997 |
| Hassan | Samir Ali | 26 April 1989 |
| Hassoun | Hassoun Amin | 2 November 1982 |
| Hawi | Ahmed | 10 June 1986 |
| Haykal | Iskandar Farhat | 1988 |
| Helwan | Joseph | |
| Hermedyan | Alexander Antraneek | 1986 |
| Hirshi | Ibrahim Khalil | 1986 |
| Hleihel | Mounzir | 25 December 1988 |
| Houhou | Jamal Riad | 31 December 1978 |
| Houwes | Joseph | |
| Ibrahim | Jaafar | April 1988 |
| Ibrahim | Radwan Shakib | 2 May 1992 |
| Ibrahim | Soumit Sleiman | 13 October 1990 |
| Is'haq | Nabih Youssef | 30 March 1983 |
| Iskandar | Estephan Massoud | 6 September 1979 |
| Itani | Abdel Karim | 22 February 1987 |
| Itani | Ziad | 22 February 1987 |
| Jabr | Ibrahim | 12 April 1984 |
| Jirjis | Elias Ibrahim | 1988 |
| Jiryess | Jiryess Nimr | November 1985 |
| Joubrayyel | Challita Asaad | |
| Kaadi | Isam Hassib | |
| Kalash | Ibrahim | 22 February 1987 |
| Kalthoum | Malek Yassine Agha | 1984 |
| Kanaan | Mustafa | 2 February 1989 |
| Karam | Fadi Jirjis | 1 July 1978 |
| Kayyal | Said | 21 June 1982 |
| Kenaan | Shamel Hussein | 18 June 1986 |
| Khachan | Victor | 29 November 1988 |
| Khalil | Elias Tanious | |
| Khawand | Boutros | September 15, 1992 |
| Khodr | Khaled Mustafa | |
| Khodr | Mohamed | |
| Khoury | Claude Hanna | 20 January 1985 |
| Kittaneh | Junior Alfred | 1986 |
| Koussa | Chawki | 14 June 1986 |
| Lahhoud | Elias Tanious | 1986 |
| Lahhoud | Elias George Elias | November 1982 |
| Loh | Albert Jaber Atallah | 22 November 1995 |
| Maaeno | Elie Joseph | Released |
| Mahdi | Houssein | |
| Mahfoud | George | 19 December 1991 |
| Makhoul | Antoine Asaad | 29 August 1984 |
| Malass | Jawdet Ahmed | |
| Mansourati | Dani | 9 May 1992 |
| Mer'eb | Ali Ahmed | 1986 |
| Minqara | Hashim | 26 December 1986 |
| Mishaalani | Marwan Riad | 13 October 1990 |
| Mja'ess | George Salah | 5 May 1988 |
| Mohamed | Riad | January 1989 |
| Moqbel | Bendelimoun Chaheed | |
| Morkos | Karam Youssef | 21 November 1984 |
| Morkos | Ziad Youssef | 21 November 1984 |
| Mouawwad | Rene Tannous | 20 November 1980 |
| Moughrabi | Salim | 16 June 1986 |
| Mousallem | Maroun Edward | 4 September 1983 |
| Mouselmani | Abdel Rahman | 13 March 1987 |
| Mrad | Assaf Jiryess Roukoz | 22 September 1978 |
| Mtanos | Elias | 2 May 1989 |
| Muneymana | Samih Abdel Rahman | June 1976 |
| Mustafa | Hassan | October 1988 |
| Mzahar | Antoine Michel | |
| Nahleh | Mohamed Ahmed | 1985 |
| Nakhle | Jean Michael | |
| Nakhoul | Jean Hanna | |
| Nasrallah | Joseph | |
| Nasrallah | Mohamed Taan | 1978 |
| Nassif | Johnny Salem | 13 October 1990 |
| Nehme | George Abdo | May 1984 |
| Nichola | Albert | 13 February 1985 |
| Omar | Nidal | 22 February 1987 |
| Othman | Ghossoub | 12 June 1986 |
| Othman | Hatem | |
| Oumeirat | Houssein Khodr | 1982 |
| Qaafarani | Nasser Deeb | 1978 |
| Qamar | Ziad | 18 November 1985 |
| Qazzi | George | August 1984 |
| Qeiss | Hassan | October 1986 |
| Raad | Florence Michel | |
| Ramadan | Mahmoud | November 1988 |
| Rizk | Chaker Chukrallah | 12 March 1991 |
| Roukoz | Aghi Camille Roukoz | 1985 |
| Roumieh | Bechara Tanious | March 1978 |
| Saab | Elias Maima | 1984 |
| Saad | Nasseer Halim | |
| Saadieh | Mohamed Ali | 1986 |
| Saba'a | Joseph Elias | 7 July 1978 |
| Sabha | Ahmed Mohamed | 1985 |
| Saleebi | Sema'an | |
| Saleh | Ahmed | 1986 |
| Saleh | Mahmoud | 1987 |
| Saliba | Antoine Semaan | 21 December 1983 |
| Saliba | John Semaan | 21 December 1983 |
| Salloum | George Nichola | 27 March 1988 |
| Sanjad | Rafic Hassan | July 1982 |
| Sarhan | Antoine Michel | 1987 |
| Sarkis | Arz Antoine | 10 February 1983 |
| Sarkis | Eid Antoine | 10 February 1983 |
| Sarkis | John | |
| Sarrouf | Bechara Saleh | 5 September 1983 |
| Sarrouf | Charbel Elias | 6 September 1982 |
| Seif al-Deen | Mohamed Saeed | 1989 |
| Semaan | Nimr | |
| Semaan | Bassam Jirjis | 1996 |
| Semaan | Youssef Tanious | 1991 |
| Sfeir | Edward | August 1984 |
| Shaaban | Qasim | |
| Shaaban | Ahmed Mohamed | 22 February 1987 |
| Shaaban | Salwa | 22 February 1987 |
| Shalweet | George Ayoub | 30 March 1994 |
| Sherfane | Father Albert | 13 October 1990 |
| Shmeit | Malaki Youssef | 7 July 1978 |
| Sleiman | Hanna Mrad | 1982 |
| Solh | Afif | 25 December 1988 |
| Solh | Hassan Ahmed | 25 December 1988 |
| Solh | Houssein Ali | 25 December 1988 |
| Solh | Khaled Houssein | 25 December 1988 |
| Solh | Khalil Mohamed | 25 December 1988 |
| Solh | Mustafa Mohamed | 25 December 1988 |
| Solh | Nawwaf | 25 December 1988 |
| Soued | Saeb Hamad Khalil | March 1995 |
| Tamer | Tony Jirgis | 7 July 1993 |
| Tanious | Elias Letfallah | 15 December 1992 |
| Taweel | Antoine Elias | 7 July 1978 |
| Tayy | Hassan | 16 August 1986 |
| Touma | Shoukrallah | 13 February 1985 |
| Uleiwan | Abdel Hafeez | 1 February 1989 |
| Wehbe | Ahmed | 31 December 1988 |
| Wehbe | Elie Karim | 13 October 1990 |
| Yaghi | Ahmed | November 1988 |
| Yaghi | Nazih | 10 January 1989 |
| Yassine | Jamal Abdel Salam | 10 March 1989 |
| Yassine | Radwan Bourhan | 2 June 1986 |
| Yousefr | Milad Habib | 29 August 1983 |
| Youssef | Mohsen | April 1988 |
| Zahalen | George | 22 November 1988 |
| Zaher | George Emile | 7 August 1989 |
| Zakhour | Antoine Zakhour | 13 October 1990 |
| Zakkour | Tony Mikhail | 20 February 1998 |
| Zakzouk | Mustafa | 1988 |
| Zannoun | Nazeer | 14 June 1986 |
| Zarkout | Walid Mahmoud | 1982 |
| Zein al-Deen | Ali | 29 January 1989 |
| Zoughieb | Tanious Sharbel | 13 October 1990 |
| Zoughieb | Tanious Youssef | |
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