May 4, 2009 - The Daily Star - Lebanon Syria May Offer Info on Missing Lebanese

BEIRUT: Syria could give Lebanese authorities information about those who went missing on October 13, 1990; judicial sources told the Central News Agency (CNA) on Saturday. The sources from the Lebanese-Syrian committee tasked with following up the issue of missing told CNA that Lebanese members asked the Syrian side about the fate of soldiers who went missing during the last days of the 1975-1990 Civil War. The committee held its meeting in Jdeidet Yabous on Saturday. CNA said the Syrian side could give Lebanon information about the missing during the committee's next meeting in June.The Syrian side was also informed about all Syrians missing in Lebanon. It turned out some had died in accidents not related to political events, according to the CNA report. The upcoming meetings will tackle the issue of Lebanese civilians and soldiers in Syrian jails and ways to repatriate Lebanese who were sentenced to jail in Syria, the sources added. - The Daily Star