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Conflict Incident Report
Suspected Daesh member arrested
Date of incident:
August 31, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
General Security
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
The General Security arrested a man affiliated with Daesh (ISIS) and who fought against the Lebanese Army in northeast Lebanon in 2014.
Syrian national, identified as S.D., was arrested after the General Security acquired information on his affiliation to the terrorist group, a statement from the agency said.
After his arrest S.D. admitted to belonging to several terrorist groups the latest of which was Daesh.
He was specifically a member of the Daesh group "led by terrorist Abu Al-Baraa,” the statement said.
S.D. also confessed to participating in the August 2014 Arsal clashes against the Army, when militants belonging to Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham-previously known as the Nusra Front- briefly overran the town.
“He also admitted to being active in providing logistics for Daesh and facilitating the transportation of its fighters between the outskirts [of the town] and Arsal,” the statement said.
He was referred to the relevant judicial authorities for further investigation.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
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.