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Army seized weapons in a raid in Arsal
Date of incident:
September 13, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Military Intelligence
The Army Intelligence raided a complex owned by controversial Arsal-based Sheikh Mustafa al-Hujeiri, in the northeastern border town of Arsal, in Wadi al-Hosn.
A number of light and medium weapons were seized from the complex, in addition to a number of masks and assorted military equipment.
Huejiri is wanted in connection to an investigation launched recently by Army Intelligence to examine the 2014 clashes in Arsal, when militants belonging to Daesh (ISIS) and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham - previously known as the Nusra Front - briefly overran the town.
Primary category:
Raid
Secondary Category:
Arms Storage/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.
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