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Conflict Incident Report
Army arrests 9 Syrians up north
Date of incident:
June 19, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
NNA - Army soldiers have arrested 9 Syrian nationals for illegally entering Lebanon, Yarzeh - based Directorate of Guidance at Lebanese Army Command, disclosed in a military communiqué today. Four Syrians found without proper identification documents have been duly charged with smuggling in nine vehicles, army communiqué added.
Those arrested and, all 9 cars have been duly transferred to the court of law concerned for further prosecution, army communiqué concluded.
Primary 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.
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