When they saw television images of the children who’d died in Ghouta sarin attacks on 21 August 2013, families in Latakia countryside recognised a number of the children who’d been abducted two weeks earlier from Latakia by foreign-backed “rebels”.

I’ve searched through video’s and images of victims of Ghouta chemical attacks but there are so few close-up pictures of victims available which makes it difficult to compare features, especially young boys. Here are some images of children kidnapped from Latakia by rebels that I’ve matched with the Ghouta dead. I hope I’m wrong and that these children are alive and well somewhere – but WHERE are they and why are western governments silent about the two-hundred (mostly children) missing from Latakia?

Haneen Talal Saleem, 9yrs kidnapped by “rebels” from her home in Baloutah Latakia on 4/8/13



Yosef Shehadeh, 17 year old, was kidnapped by the FSA from Inbateh, Latakia in August 2013



Amjad Ghadeer Deeb, 17 years old, from Balouteh – Latakia was kidnapped by rebels on 4/8/2013



Ziad Ghadeer Deeb, child, was kidnapped by “rebels” from his home in Balouteh Latakia in August 2013



Tamer AlShakouhy, taken from his home in Latakia in August by the FSA



Daughter of Talal Saleem was all kidnapped from her home by the FSA in August



Dalaa Mariam, 11 years, was taken from her home in Hambosheh Latakia on 4/8/13 by FSA

