Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests three Syrians in Zaaitariye

Date of incident:

February 16, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - Lebanese Army Command's Guidance Directorate on Tuesday issued a statement saying that the army raided yesterday a number of locations in Zeaitariyeh - Fanar, whereupon the army seized big quantities of drug pills, cameras and equipments for communication, and arrested three Syrians strolling across Lebanese regions without having their legal evidential documents.

The seized materials and the arrestees were referred to the competent judicial authority to take the necessary procedures against them. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/56873/Army-arrests-three-Syrians-in-Z...

Primary category:

Raid

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests three Syrians in Zaaitariye