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Conflict Incident Report
LAF arrest 3 suspects linked to ISIS and Al-Nusra
Date of incident:
November 18, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
al-Nusra Front
On 18 Nov 16, three Syrians were arrested by the Lebanese Armed Forces for possible links to militant organizations. Bassam Abdul-Salam Al-Naasan was apprehended for being a member of ISIS. Youssef Mohamed Nasr Zein-al-Abidin and Bilal Hamdo Al-Obeid were detained for belonging to Al-Nusra Front which changed its name recently to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham. The suspects were referred to the judiciary for further investigations.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.
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.