Head of the union of Arab tribes Sheikh Jassem al-Askar revealed that he is carrying out a series of contacts with a number of tribe leaders, who wield influence in Syria, to ensure the release of the Lebanese truck drivers who have been stranded since Wednesday on the Syrian-Jordanian border, reported al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday.

He told the daily that he “received a pledge to release the drivers.”

“The group holding the captives demanded the license plate numbers of the stranded vehicles after it vowed to release them,” he added.

He told the daily however that he will not fulfill their demand without coordinating with the concerned Lebanese security agencies.

Omar al-Ali, head of the Lebanese refrigerated truck union, meanwhile said that the fate of the drivers is unknown, predicting that they may be in the hands of Syrian opposition groups, reported An Nahar daily on Saturday.

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