Ahmad was with his mother and younger sister heading in a taxi from Nabaa to Barbeer in west Beirut. As they were traveling through Achrafieh, they were stopped at a checkpoint by one of the Lebanese armed groups. Ahmad was forced to get out and he was taken away along with two other men who were also in the taxi, despite Ahmad's mother’s pleas. Ahmad’s mother hurried to the Deterrent Forces (international peacekeepers), who returned to the checkpoint to look for Ahmad, but despite their best efforts they were unable to find a trace of him.