From wire reports

Article Launched: 07/22/2008 06:56:44 AM PDT

Video: Frantic mothers plead for help

Police today sought the public's help in finding three children abducted by their fathers who appeared to have abandoned the home in Playa del Rey where they lived together.

Jean John Silah, 47, picked up his child, 9-year-old Greg, from his ex- wife for a summer vacation visit on June 23.

A court order obligated him to return Greg to his mother by July 2.

He failed to do so, and police noted that he had threatened to take their son to his native country, Syria, in the past.

At the same time, Jean John Silah's brother, George Silah, 46, had his two sons, Alexander Silah, 12, and Zaven Silah, 8, at the home the brothers shared in the 7300 block of West 81st Street, near Lincoln Boulevard.

He was scheduled to take his sons on a cruise on July 5, but did not take it.

Police discovered that the brothers had not paid the rent for several months and the home appeared to have been abandoned.

Anyone with information on the abductions was asked to call Lt. Richard Mossler of the Pacific Division at (310) 482-6313.

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Google Search results at noon 7/22/08:

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Personal appeal from the mother:

My Children Alex and Zaven have been missing as of Wed. night July 2nd, 2008. They have been abducted by their criminal father, George Silah during visitation with their dad and are believed to have fled the U.S. They were last seen at their father's home in Los Angeles. If anyone sees them in the U.S. please call 911. If they are spotted outside the U.S. please call local authorities imediately.

Appeal from mother:
My Children Alex and Zaven have been missing as of Wed. night July 2nd, 2008. They have been abducted by their criminal father, George Silah during visitation with their dad and are believed to have fled the U.S. They were last seen at their father's home in Los Angeles. If anyone sees them in the U.S. please call 911. If they are spotted outside the U.S. please call local authorities imediately.