📰 5 sources 6 articles · 27 Oct 2026, 15:33 → 2 hours ago

Lebanese Army frees two kidnapped Syrian women in Hermel

The Lebanese Army announced the release of two kidnapped Syrian women in the Hermel area, about two weeks after their abduction and after a ransom was demanded from their families. Reports said the women were lured from Syria before being kidnapped.

📍 Where things stand: The two Syrian women were announced freed in Hermel, with no further details on the fate of the kidnappers or the full circumstances of the operation.

⏱️ Timeline

27 Oct 2026, 15:33 The Lebanese Army announced the release of two kidnapped Syrian women in the Hermel area.
27 Oct 2026, 16:08 The Lebanese Army Command announced that the two Syrian women had been kidnapped for about two weeks and that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom from their families before they were freed in Hermel.
27 Oct 2026, 16:17 Reports said a kidnapper lured the two Syrian women from Syria, then kidnapped them and demanded a ransom, before the Lebanese Army freed them in Hermel.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

AlJadeed and LBCI limited themselves to a brief announcement of the release of the two Syrian women in Hermel, while Lebanon Debate added the roughly two-week duration of the kidnapping and the ransom demand citing the Army Command, and Lebanon ON highlighted that the kidnapper lured the women from Syria.

aljadeed It limited itself to reporting the announcement of the release of two kidnapped Syrian women in the Hermel area, without details on the duration or circumstances of the kidnapping.
lebanon debate It provided additional details citing the Army Command, notably that the kidnapping lasted about two weeks and that the kidnappers demanded a ransom from the families.
LBCI Lebanon It focused on the main headline, the Army's announcement of the release of two kidnapped Syrian women in the Hermel area, without further details.
Lebanon ON It highlighted in its headline that the kidnapper lured the two Syrian women from Syria and demanded a ransom before the Army freed them.