Maj. Gen Ibrahim briefs relatives of detainees in Aazaz on negotiations held in Turkey

General Security Chief Major General Abbas Ibrahim briefed on Tuesday the relatives of the Lebanese detainees in Syria’s Aazaz on the latest negotiations that he held during his visit to Turkey.                     

Eleven Lebanese pilgrims were kidnapped on their way back from Iran by insurgents hoping to use them for a prisoner swap on the 22nd of May. Only two have so far been released.                         

Their families have vowed to continue their movements until all their loved ones have returned home "safe and sound".                                       

They accuse Ankara of sponsoring the kidnapping and the Lebanese government of inaptness in this regard.                         

Over the past months they also held major demonstrations in Martyrs Square before the Turkish Airline Offices whereby they announced that they would be calling for the boycott of all Turkish products in Lebanon since "Lebanon imports a billion dollars’ worth of products from Ankara on a yearly basis."             

They have also prevented Syrian workers from opening shop in areas across the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, mainly Hay el-Sellom.