List of Lebanese in Syrian jails


This is a list of more than 700 Lebanese citizens believed to be illegally imprisoned in Syria.

List of Lebanese detained in Syrian prisons

NameDate of Abduction
Mustafa ZakzoukTripoli, North Lebanon 1988
Atta Mahmoud al-Abdallah1984
Ali Abdallah.
Abdel-Majeed Abdel-Kareem.
Joseph Jirjis Abi-Najm1993
Ahmed Abi-Ra'adSeptember 1988
Father Sleiman Abou Khalil13 October 1990
Bilal Abou Nader22 February 1987
Elie Abou Nader21 November 1984
Elie Farid Abou Nader1987
Amin Abou Rjeily1983
Fouad Abou Rjeily1983
Ali Al-AdDecember 1986
Khodr Khodr Agha10 June 1986
Ahmed Ali AhmedApril 1987
Abdel-Hameed Ahmed
Abdel-Rahman Ahmed
Adel Khalaf Ajouri5 May 1990
Joseph Deeb Al-Akiki13 October 1990
Ali Mohamed Akl24 December 1988
Milad Youssef Al-Alam13 October 1990
Houssein AminOctober 1988
Mohamed Al-Andouri29 December 1986
Stavro Elie Andriotti7 July 1978
Elias Mtanos2 May 1989
Emile Joseph Aoun
George Joseph al-Asmar9 February 1985
Mahmoud Aswad1988
George Zahalen22 November 1988
Victor Khachan29 November 1988
Hassan Awad1 March 1983
Hachem al-AzzaweeSeptember 1988
Hassan al-BaalbakiOctober 1988
Houssam al-BachaOctober 1987
Dara Mohamed al-Badn1984
Jamal Bakeesh1988
John Ballout
Amer Salman Baroudi11 June 1986
Ibrahim Loueiz Basha
George Mtanos Bashoor13 October 1990
Michel Gerges al-Batah13 October 1990
Sayed Shaheed Battoor13 October 1990
Abdel-Karim Boulaz22 February 1987
John Elias Bou-Na'oum
Robert Bou-Sarhal13 October 1990
Abbas al-Breidi30 November 1988
Bashir al-BreidiNovember 1988
Izz al-Deen ChahineApril 1988
Karim Maroun Chahla28 October 1983
Ahmed ChihadehApril 1988
Assad AssadMay 1988
Qouzhayya Karam Dagher28 April 1985
Darweesh DarweeshApril 1988
Jamil Deeb7 July 1993
Amin Gabriel al-Deek18 February 1984
Ali Zein al-Deen29 January 1989
Mohamed Saeed Seif al-Deen1989
Charles Hanna Dergham
Caesar Elias Caesar Eid22 December 1984
Hassan Mohamed Eid
Jihad George Eid13 October 1990
Tanious Youssef Elias9 February 1978
Saje'e Farhat6 April 1986
Joseph Jamil Faris22 February 1984
Nabil Fawwaz1993
Riyad Youssef Geagea1983
Claude August Gerard4 October 1989
Amin Ghandour1982
George Adib Al-Ghannaj6 December 1986
Houssam Al-Ghazzawi
Mohamed Ghorli23 February 1989
Fadi Elie Ghoulam30 October 1984
Khodr HabbalDecember 1986
Khaled HabboubMarch 1987
Alfred Jirjis al-HabrSeptember 1983
Elias Michel al-HabrSeptember 1983
Salwa Michel al-HabrAugust 1983
Tanios Camille el-Habr13 October 1990
Elie Saad Al-Haddad13 October 1990
Fouad Sawma HaddadAugust 1984
Ibrahim Khalil Haddad9 July 1985
Wael HaddadSeptember 1983
Ali Saeed Al-Hajj1989
Tale'e HalawiOctober 1988
Dr. Ahmad Hamad18 June 1996
Saeb HammoudOctober 1988
Jawad HandousOctober 1988
Fareed Youssef Hanna1978
George Malik Hanna10 September 1985
Ahmed Harb22 February 1987
Mohamed Khodr Harrouk1988
Hassan Al-Hassan
Rashid HassanFebruary 1997
Samir Ali Hassan26 April 1989
Hassoun Amin Hassoun2 November 1982
Ahmed Hawi10 June 1986
Chaheen Chaker al-Hayek22 Jan 1978
Iskandar Farhat Haykal1988
Mohamed Salim Al-Helou1986
Joseph Helwan
Alexander Antraneek Hermedyan1986
Naji Elias Al-Hindi13 October 1990
Ibrahim Khalil Hirshi1986
Mounzir Hleihel25 December 1988
Jamal Riyad Houhou31 December 1978
Ali Al-HoujeiriOctober 1988
Hassan Al-Houjeiri1 March 1987
Tanal Al-Houjeiri1 March 1987
Joseph Elias Al-Houwayyek1978
Doumit Sleiman Ibrahim13 October 1990
Radwan Shakib Ibrahim2 May 1992
Ja'afar IbrahimApril 1988
Chaheedeh Youssef Al-Indaree23 September 1979
Qostantine Antonious Al-Indaree23 September 1979
Nabih Youssef Is'haq30 March 1983
Estephan Massoud Iskandar6 September 1979
Abdel-Karim Itani22 February 1987
Ziad Itani22 February 1987
Ibrahim Jabr12 April 1984
Najib Youssef Al-Jaramani24 January 1997
Nafiz Naji Al-Deen Al-Jasim1986
Elias Ibrahim Jirjis1988
Jiryess Nimr JiryessNovember 1985
Challita Asaad Joubrayyel
Ismael Al-Kabbout
Youssef Nakhleh Al-Kallas26 June 1984
Ibrahim Kalash22 February 1987
Malek Yassine Agha Kalthoum1984
Moustafa Kanaan2 February 1989
Fadi Jirjis Karam1 July 1978
Said Kayyal21 June 1982
Shamel Hussein Kenaan18 June 1986
Elias Tanious Khalil
Boutros KhawandSeptember 15, 1992
Antoine Ghaleb al-Khazzaka21 June 1982
Mohamed Khodr
Claude Hanna Khoury20 January 1985
Edward Camille al-Khoury7 September 1983
Maroun Elias al-Khoury6 September 1983
Maroun Yousef al-Khoury16 July 1982
Junior Alfred Kittaneh1986
Chawki Koussa14 June 1986
Elias Georges Elias LahoudNovember 1982
Elias Tanious Lahhoud1986
Albert Jaber Atallah Loh22 November 1995
Houssein Mahdi
Georges Mahfoud19 December 1991
Antoine Asa'ad Makhoul29 August 1984
Jawdet Ahmed Malass
Dani Mansourati9 May 1992
Walid Al-Masri14 June 1986
Ali Ahmed Mer'eb1986
Hashim Minqara26 December 1986
Marwan Riyad Mishaalani13 October 1990
Issam Uthman al-Mistrah8 August 1992
George Salah Mja'ess5 May 1988
Riyad MohamedJanuary 1989
Bendelimoun Chaheed Moqbel
Karam Youssef Morkos21 November 1984
Ziad Youssef Morkos21 November 1984
Assem Osman al-MostarahAugust 1992
Rene Tannous Mouawwad20 November 1980
Saeed Al-MoughrabiDecember 1986
Salim Moughrabi16 June 1986
Maroun Edward Mousallem4 September 1983
Abdel-Rahman Mouselmani13 March 1987
Hassan MoustafaOctober 1988
Assaf Jiryess Roukoz Mrad22 September 1978
Jack Abi Mrad13 February 1985
Samih Abd al-Rahman MuneymanaJune 1976
Mohamed Ahmed Nahleh1985
Joseph Nasrallah
Mohamed Taan Nasrallah1978
Johnny Salem Nassif13 October 1990
George Abdo NehmeMay 1984
Albert Nichola13 February 1985
Nidal Omar22 February 1987
Ghossoub Othman12 June 1986
Hatem Othman
Houssein Khodr Oumeirat1982
Nasser Deeb Qaafarani1978
Ziad Qamar18 November 1985
Moustafa Al-Qaseer12 June 1986
George QazziAugust 1984
Faez Al-Qeiss6 June 1986
Hassan QeissOctober 1986
Mahmoud RamadanNovember 1988
Talal Al-Rifa'ee22 February 1987
Walid Salem Al-Rifa'ee1987
Chacker Chukrallah Rizk12 March 1991
Aghi Camille Roukoz Roukoz1985
Bechara Tanious RoumiehMarch 1978
Elias Maima Saab1984
Nasseer Halim Saad
Mohamed Ali Sa'adieh1986
Joseph Elias Saba'a7 July 1978
Ahmed Mohamed Sabha1985
Hassan Al-Saheli16 December 1985
Omar Al-Sakkaf
Sema'an Saleebi
Ahmed Saleh1986
Mahmoud Saleh1987
Antoine Semaan Saliba21 December 1983
John Semaan Saliba21 December 1983
George Nichola Salloum27 March 1988
Rafic Hassan SanjadJuly 1982
Antoine Michel Sarhan1987
Arz Antoine Sarkis10 February 1983
Eid Antoine Sarkis10 February 1983
John Sarkis
Bechara Saleh Sarrouf5 September 1983
Charbel Elias Sarrouf6 September 1982
Mohamed Fayez al-Sayyed1986
Samir Fouad al-Sayyegh8 September 1987
Bassam Jirjis Semaan1996
Nimr Sema'an
Youssef Tanious Semaan1991
Edward SfeirAugust 1984
Ahmed Mohamed Shaaban22 February 1987
Qasim Sha'aban
Salwa Shaaban22 February 1987
Azar al-Sha'er
George Ayoub Shalweet30 March 1994
Mahmoud al-Shamra
Othman al-Shamra
Elias Nichola al-Shayib19 August 1985
Ghalib Mahmoud Al-Sheikh15 December 1988
Father Albert Sherfane13 October 1990
Tanious Ibrahim Al-Shidyaq21 May 1983
Malaki Youssef Shmeit7 July 1978
Ahmed Al-Siba'ee22 February 1987
Hanna Mrad Sleiman1982
Afif Solh25 December 1988
Hassan Ahmed Solh25 December 1988
Houssein Ali Solh25 December 1988
Khalid Houssein Solh25 December 1988
Khalil Mohamed Solh25 December 1988
Moustafa Mohamed Solh25 December 1988
Nawwaf Solh25 December 1988
Saeb Hamad Khalil SouedMarch 1995
Ali al-Tall
Tony Gerges Tamer7 July 1993
Elias Letfallah Tanious15 December 1992
Antoine Elias Taweel7 July 1978
Hassan Tayy16 August 1986
Tanious Ibrahim Al-Tayyar27 May 1978
Shoukrallah Touma13 February 1985
Abdel-Hafeez Uleiwan1 February 1989
Ahmed Wehbe31 December 1988
Elie Karim Wehbe13 October 1990
Ahmed YaghiNovember 1988
Nazih Yaghi10 January 1989
Jamal Abdul Salam Yassine10 March 1989
Radwan Bourhan Yassine2 June 1986
Milad Habib Yousefr29 August 1983
Mohsen YoussefApril 1988
George Emile Zaher7 August 1989
Antoine Zakhour Zakhour13 October 1990
Tony Mikhail Zakkour20 February 1998
Nazeer Zannoun14 June 1986
Joseph Nazeeh al-ZarkaMarch 1983
Waleed Mahmoud Zarkout1982
Tanious Sharbel Zoughieb13 October 1990
Leila Abdouni1992
Milad Chehade BarakatApril 19, 1992 - released in late 2007

Syrian Response

In 2000, Syria released 54 Lebanese political prisoners, which according to the Syrian side were all its prisoners. Syria has also affirmed the existence of 88 Lebanese citizens under criminal sentences and hence, according to the Syrian side, are not political prisoners but are having their regular criminal sentences.

Rafic Hariri's Response

Before the 54 Lebanese prisoners were released from the Syrian side, lists that include around 260 Lebanese prisoners were being spread, which were according to him during a speech on 2000/12/12 inaccurate and would "make us remember all the civil war's terrible mess again", and that Syria has released the Lebanese citizens it had, supporting Syria's claim that it had released all its political prisoners.