( CNN ) -- Three children allegedly abducted from Southern California by their fathers , who are two brothers , were recovered in the Netherlands and the men arrested , the FBI said . Brothers John and George Silah were sought for abducting their three sons in July 2008 from their homes in Los Angeles , California , according to the FBI . John Silah allegedly kidnapped his son Greg , now 12 , and George Silah is accused of kidnapping his sons Alexander , now 14 , and Zaven , 11 . State arrest warrants were issued for the Silahs on July 31 , 2008 , and federal arrest warrants were issued the following month , authorities said . `` After following domestic and international leads in this investigation , agents with the FBI and detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department directed their focus overseas , '' the FBI said in a statement Friday . After the investigation led to Athens , Greece , Greek police conducted `` an exhaustive investigation '' that led them to the Netherlands , the FBI said . `` The investigative efforts of law enforcement in Greece and the Netherlands resulted in the identification of the Silah brothers and the victim children . '' Authorities in Los Angeles obtained a provisional arrest warrant allowing authorities in the Netherlands to arrest the brothers and recover the children Tuesday , the FBI said . The children were being held by Dutch protective services , and FBI agents will travel with the children 's mothers to the Netherlands , the statement said . The Silah brothers were in Dutch police custody . The mothers of the three boys have issued tearful public pleas for the return of their sons , believing the men may have fled for their native Syria . `` Alex , Zaven , I miss you guys so much , '' mother Zanni Kalayejian said in August 2008 at a press conference , according to CNN affiliate KABC . Greg 's mother , Christine Stackhouse , promised at the same press conference , `` I 'm going to come and find you . I 'm going to bring you back home . '' Greg 's grandmother , Araxie Jeambart , told KABC after the children were recovered that she wants to see her grandson with her own eyes . `` We have spent so much money , so much time , so much crying , so much suffering , '' she said . Stackhouse and Kalayejian were planning to leave for the Netherlands on Saturday , KABC reported .
two boys went missing in Tuesday , allegedly abducted by their fathers . They were recovered July 2008 and their fathers arrested . Report : Mothers left July 2008 for the Syria .