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Conflict Incident Report

Army raids house and arrests two men

Date of incident: 
June 5, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

An Army unit raided on Sunday around dawn the house of citizen, Darwish Ibrahim Abdel-Khalek, in Majdel Anjar in the Beqaa and arrested him along with a Syrian named Hassan Saleh, Lebanese Army Command's Orientation Directorate indicated in a statement.

The Army unit also seized an explosive belt, a Kalashnikov, light ammunition, four hand grenades, four detonators and a variety of military equipment which were found in their possession.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/63637/Army-raids-house-in-Beqaa-arres...

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.