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وطنية - زحلة - افادت مندوبة " الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام " ماريان الحاج ان حاجز التويتي في قوى الامن الداخلي - ضهور زحلة القى مساء امس القبض على 3 اشخاص بحوزتهم كوكايين وعدد من قناني التنر .

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/208536/

وطنية - زحلة - أفادت مندوبة "الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام" ماريان الحاج أنه بعد عملية رصد ومتابعة، تمكنت دورية من مكتب امن الدولة في زحلة من القاء القبض على عصابة محترفة في عمليات السرقة والسطو المسلح والتجول باوراق ثبوتية مزورة وضبطت بحوزتهم اسلحة حربية ومعدات تستعمل في الكسر والخلع. كما ضبطت سيارة ATV ومبلغا من المال، وأودع الموقوفون مع المضبوطات المراجع المختصة. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/200852/

On 23 Nov 15, in Zahle, a Lebanese national (Georges Chafick Abdel Sater) shot to death his wife and uncle due to a family dispute. He was arrested later on at Dahr El Baydar ISF checkpoint.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/192566/

On 16 Nov 15, in Zahle, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested two (2) Syrian nationals wanted for smuggling a large quantity of illegal tobacco.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/191237/

Internal Security Forces Corporal Maroun Gerges Khoury (born in 1988) has been found dead on his house's balcony in Zahle. The victim appears to be shot in the head, the NNA correspondent reported.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/51921/Corporal-found-dead-in-Zahle

وطنية - افادت مندوبة "الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام" ماريان الحاج ان حاجز التويتي - ضهور زحلة في قوى الامن الداخلي اوقف كل من (احمد. ن) وبحقه خلاصة حكم مخدرات، كما اوقفت (يوسف. ع) و(دومينيك. م) وبحوزتهم 400 الف ليرة مزورة.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/183985/

On 28 Sep 15, in Zahle, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested two (2) persons wanted for stealing vehicles.

http://www.lebanondebate.com/news/218760

Policemen in eastern city of Zahle protested Monday against a decision to be transferred to Beirut, a security source told The Daily Star.
The source said policemen inside the Moallaqa barrack in Zahle went on strike against the measure, saying it would make their daily commute to work more difficult as they reside in the Bekaa Valley.
The protesters belong to the Third Rapid Intervention Regiment, the source added.
Zahle is one of the most populous towns in the Bekaa and is 38 kilometers away from Beirut.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-07/314283-zahle-p...

The state security office in Zahle arrested two Syrians on Thursday in Central Bekaa for participating in acts of armed robbery and carrying weapons, NNA correspondent reported. It turned out that arrest warrants had been previously issued against the arrested. They were handed to the competent court.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/48052/Two-Syrians-arrested-in-Bekaa

Two Israeli drones have carried out circular flights since Friday night over Central Bekaa, National News Agency correspondent reported on Saturday.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/46840/Israeli-drones-violates-Lebanon...

A car accident at Al Manara roundabout in Zahle left one man killed and his friend injured.
Anthony Joseph Qomeih, born in 1997, passed away from the impact of the accident, while his friend Charbel Hajj who was in the car with him sustained injuries. Both were taken to the Lebanese French hospital in Zahle.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/45959/One-dead-another-injured-in-hor...

On 02 July 15, in Zahle, the Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) arrested a Syrian national wanted for kidnapping several persons in exchange of ransom.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/166925/

On 26 May 15, the State Security in Zahle arrested a gang composed of Syrians and Palestinians nationals whom are promoting counterfeit currency. They were transferred to the local authorities.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/160419/

On 28 Apr 15, a wanted person was arrested in Zahle by ISF for committing fraud.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/155451/

On 12 Apr 15, unidentified person on board of a Nissan Patrol vehicle fired 3 shots on Zahle highway facing EDL company. No injuries reported. The man fled on his vehicle towards Chtoura.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/152556/

On 19 Mar 15, media allegedly reported that a Syrian national was arrested in Bekaa for smuggling weapons.

http://www.elnashra.com/news/show/852136

NB: Please note that due to the unavailability of the exact location specified in the report, this security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

On 15 Mar 15, the people of east Zahle cut Riyaq Baalbek highway in protest against the project of establishing a cement plant in Genta.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/147532/

Israeli spy drones have been spotted over western Beqaa, Attuffah district, Rashayyal-Wadi and occupied Shabaa farms according to NNA field reporters today.

The latest Israeli breaches of Lebanese airspace have been coupled with Israeli helicopter sorties over Shabaa and occupied Golan Heights, the same reporters concluded.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/41384/Israeli-drones-overhead

On 05 Mar 15, in Bekaa, Internal Security Forces arrested a terrorist fugitive (Syrian national Hussein Ghurelli) allegedly linked to ISIL.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/170141-isf-arrests-top-fugitive-linke...

NB: Please note that due to the unavailability of the exact location specified in the report, this security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

The security plan designed for the Bekaa region has expanded on Sunday to include the town of Al Knaysseh and Nabha.

LAF and security checkpoints continued on the fourth day of the security plan to monitor Bekaa international highway and the towns of Britel, Hour Taala, Al Hammoudieh, Baalbek, Drous and Makneh.

A number of wanted people were arrested as stolen cars and a machine for counterfeit money were confiscated.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/40581/Bekaa-security-plan-expands...

NB: Please note that due to the lack of information about some of the actors involved, the latter were classified as unknown actors. Please also note that due to the unavailability of the exact location specified in the report, this security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

The Lebanese Army Command on Monday issued the following communiqué:

"Within the frame of the security plan implemented in Bekaa, the army arrested three people and seized three stolen cars -- Mercedes, Kia and Renault."

"Detainees and confiscated items were handed over to the concerned authorities," the Army communiqué added.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/40616/people-arrested-in-Bekaa

NB: Please note that due to the unavailability of the exact location specified in the report, this security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

The joint security force continued on Friday to implement a security plan established for the Bekaa Valley, detaining dozens of fugitives, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Several areas were raided in search for outlaws, who are wanted on security and judicial warrants.

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim and Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Basbous carried out a tour in the area to inspect the implementation of the plan.

The joint force is comprised of the Internal Security Forces' special panthers unit and the Lebanese army.

Mashnouq stressed during a press conference from the Ablah barracks that the security plan confirms the presence of the state in the Bekaa and aims at preventing outlaws from returning from Syria.

“There was an impression that the Bekaa was not under the state's authority but the security plan proves otherwise,” Mashnouq told reporters.

The minister said that “the people of the Bekaa support the state and welcomed the deployment of the joint security forces.”

He pointed out that the security plan will continue in an attempt to announce the Bekaa free of outlaws, drugs and criminal activity.

The army said later on Friday in a communique that the joint security forces in the Bekaa detained 56 outlaws, seized 18 illegal vehicles and confiscated two tons of hashish.

“Several raids were carried out in Baalbek, Brital, Hawr Taala, Douris, Hammoudiyeh and other villages,” the statement pointed out.

Two tons of hashish were seized from a depot in Hammoudiyeh, in addition to military equipment and communication devices.

The detainees and confiscated items were handed over to the competent authorities.

On Thursday, ten fugitives were detained and 18 stolen vehicles seized.

Media reports had said that the suspects had fled the Bekaa ahead of the implementation of the plan, which has been announced by al-Mashnouq 15 days prior its execution.

“We realize that dangerous offenders fled to Syria, but the security plan is to prevent them from returning,” Mashnouq noted during his press conference on Friday.

The minister revealed that an operation chamber was established for the Bekaa to pursuit all the fugitives.

Fixed and random checkpoints were erected on Thursday.

The army announced in a communique that the plan aims at “consolidating security and stability in the Bekaa region, combating organized crime and pursuing suspects and fugitives.”

Speaker Nabih Berri has recently warned offenders in the Bekaa Valley that they will eventually have no choice but to hand themselves over to security forces, flee the country or face death ahead of the implementation of the security plan.

The plan seeks to clamp down on criminals in the Bekaa where certain areas, such as the town of Brital, are known to be a safe haven for car-theft gangs and drug dealers, as well as networks that kidnap people in return for ransom.

The army had launched a crackdown on suspects and fugitives in the northern city of Tripoli and several other areas in an attempt to halt security chaos across the country.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/167303-security-forces-detain-56-outl...

NB: Please note that due to the unavailability of the exact location specified in the report, this security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Intense Israeli over flights have been signaled all over the country, Yarzeh-based Army Directorate of Guidance stated in its military communiqué today. In no less than five instances of Israeli violation of Lebanese airspace, spy drones and warplanes overflew on each sortie in formations of two. Affecting their usual u-turn maneuvers over parts of the country before returning to base inside the 1948 occupied zone, the same communiqué concluded. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/39989/Army-Intense-enemy-over-fli...

A number of Israeli reconnaissance planes on Thursday breached the Lebanese airspace from above Hasbaya and West Bekaa reaching Rashaya region, NNA field reporter said. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/39867/Enemy-planes-breach-Hasbaya...

A Syrian refugee woman froze to death in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley Thursday, as falling temperatures and snowfall resumed across the country, blocking roads which had been reopened during two days of sunny weather, security sources told The Daily Star.

The sources said 48-year-old Rama Tahrani died of cold overnight Thursday inside her unheated tent in Baalbek when temperatures dropped to less than -2 degrees Celsius.

Tahrani’s two young daughters, who had survived the cold, were taken in by a Lebanese family to host them, the sources said.

Tahrani is the latest victim of Lebanon's unusually chilly winter, after a massive storm ripped through the country, burying mountain villages under thick layers of snow.

Last week three Syrians died after being caught in the storm on the outskirts of the Shebaa Farms while trying to cross into Lebanon.

Many roads in mountainous areas and Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley were blocked again Thursday after the snowfall resumed early morning.

The main Beirut-Damascus highway that connects the Bekaa with the capital and Mount Lebanon was accessible only to four-wheel-drive cars and vehicles equipped with metal chains, as snowfall started at 900 meters above sea level, police said in a statement.

In Baalbek, roads were blocked again, disrupting traffic in the northern Bekaa city. More than five centimeters of snow blocked inner streets, prompting many schools to suspend classes for the day.

In southeast Lebanon, the villages of Shebaa and Rashaya, which had been completely cut off during last week’s snowstorm “Zina” that battered the country for several days, roads were accessible only to four-wheel-drive cars.

Police said the roads in the high mountains, including Tarshish-Zahle and Yanta in the Bekaa, were completely blocked.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-15/284178-syrian-...

The citizen Youssef Nehmeh Al-Asaad born in 1994 was found shot dead in the head in one of his relatives' house in Kfarzabad - Zahleh, National News Agency correspondent reported.

The field reporter added that the incident took place in obscure circumstances.

Security Forces opened investigations over the incident directly after transferring Al-Asaad's body to the Lebanese- French Hospital in Zahleh.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/38406/Person-shot-dead-in-Kfarzabad

The ISF Public Directorate issued the following statement on Saturday:

"On December 20, 2014 members of Zahle's regional police confiscated 250 Benzhexol pills while a woman attempted to smuggle them into Zahle penitentiary.

The woman, Z.N. (born 1985) hid the drugs inside meat slices in a home-cooked dish she brought to one of the inmates.

The woman was apprehended as an investigation was launched into the incident."

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/38151/Woman-attempts-smuggling-dr...

The State Security apparatuses apprehended in North Bekaa on Wednesday a Syrian national, Mohammad Al-Deek, over affiliation to Nusra Front, NNA field reporter said.

Following investigations, Al-Deek admitted having taken part in Arsal battles against the Lebanese Army.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/37995/State-Security-apprehends-S...

The sounds of bombs and explosives were heard across east Zahleh, NNA field correspondent reported on Sunday. The loud explosive sounds were the result of clashes occurring in the outskirts behind Qossaya and Deir Ghazal.

Electricite Du Liban day workers and bills collectors burned tires in the middle of the road in Rashaya. They also cut off Zahle highway in one direction in response to the director general's decision to render only part of the day-workers full-timers. Protesters also burned tires in front of the company's building in Sidon and blocked the road for a period of time. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/36119/EDL-day-workers-cut-Zahle-R...

Taalbaya/Zahleh highway is reportedly closed to traffic in protest against the overnight kidnapping of two members of Al-Hujairi clan of Arsal.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/34989/Taalbaya-highway-blocked-to...

Protesting families of kidnapped soldiers have just closed Zahleh-Tarsheesh highway to traffic in both directions.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/34332/Protesters-close-Zahleh-Tar...

The families of the kidnapped military men on Thursday blocked Tarshish-Zahle highway in both directions, demanding the release of their sons.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/33815/Families-of-kidnapped-soldi...

In the Beqaa: Early February 1984: The Syrian Army shelled Zahleh three days in a row, and at least seven people were killed.

Army Command Guidance Directorate issued the following communiqué:" On Tuesday at 07:20 a.m., an Israeli drone violated Lebanese airspace from above Alma Al-Shaab village, executed circular flight over the South, Zahleh and West Bekaa regions, and then left at 3:10 p.m. from above Kfarkilla village.

And ( on the same day) at 10:15 a.m., another Israeli drone breached the Lebanese skies from above Al-Nakoura village, executed circular flight over Iklim Al-Kharoub and the south regions, and then left at 2:40 p.m. from above Rmeich village."

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32190/Army-Two-Israeli-drones-vio...

An Israeli enemy reconnaissance plane breached the Lebanese airspace at 6:10 a.m. over the Southern town of al-Naqoura, circled over the areas of Beirut and its suburbs, Zahle and Baalbek, and then left at 7:10 p.m. from above the town of Alma el-Shaeb in the South, a Lebanese Army communiqué indicated Saturday.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/31731/Enemy-reconnaissance-plane-...

On September 23, 1976, Elias Sarkis was elected president. Five days later, the Syrian Army led a massive attack against all the positions of the Joint Forces, starting in Zahleh, then spreading toward Tarchich, Mtein, Hammana, and Falougha with the aim of restoring control over the areas that the Joint Forces had taken over in March-May 1976.

In Tripoli, clashes resumed between the Christian militia al-Marada from Zgharta and Sunni Muslim militias from Tripoli. Further north, in the Akkar, Muslim tribes from Funaydiq, with as-Sa`iqa commandos, attacked several Christian (Maronite and Greek Orthodox) villages, killing civilians and burning and looting homes, thereby displacing a population. In the Beqaa, Lebanese Muslim, As Sa`iqa and PLA units were shelling Zahleh, while they were attacking Christian civilians in different towns and villages.

In December new clashes erupted in Zahleh, Tripoli, and Baalbek, including cross-sectarian abductions. On December 20, PLA units entering from Syria to the Beqaa assisted Palestinian and Muslim militias in their siege and bombardment of the Christian city of Zahleh.

Fighting stopped to a large extent on June 30 when the government announced that a cabinet was formed, reached with Syrian mediation. It was agreed that the barricades would be dismantled, heavy weapons withdrawn, and ISF units deployed. Still, sporadic attacks took place that evolved into a new round of clashes between August 28 and September 3, 1975, mainly between the Christian-populated city of Zahleh and gunmen from neighboring villages with the support of as-Sa’iqa. A string of abductions on both sides and summary executions took place. The fighting included shelling residential areas as well as looting, destruction of property, and gunfire.

In Zahleh, a Syrian man was killed, and his companions from the neighboring town of Saadnayel were wounded. During that time, a fight broke out between a group of Shi`a living in the suburbs of Zahleh with As-Sa`iqa commandos against a Lebanese Army unit. This turned into a Muslim-Christian clash, during which identity-based abductions and killings took place, and heavy machine guns and rockets were used. In total, 26 people were killed that day.