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General Security arrested a Daesh recruiter

Date of incident: 
August 5, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
General Security
Islamic State (IS); Daech *

General Security announced that it had arrested a Daesh (ISIS) member and recruiter in Lebanon who was traveling across the country using a fake ID.

The Syrian national was arrested following a pursuit after General Security received information that a Daesh member was traveling through Lebanon with a forged Iraqi ID.

During questioning, the suspect admitted that he belonged to Daesh and that he was promoting support for the group on social media platforms. He started to fight with the organisation after his brother's death in Syria while fighting alongside Daesh. 

He joined a Daesh group that worked on targeting and shutting down websites opposing it. He also created several fake accounts to attract people with the aim of recruiting them to Daesh. He was also in charge of gathering information about Syrians in Lebanon opposing Daesh in order to harm their families in area’s under the group’s control in Syria.

 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Source Link: 
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Aug-05/415086-…
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.