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Army tightened security measures in Ain el Helweh entrances
Date of incident:
September 12, 2017 to September 16, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
From the 12th of September to the 16th of September, the Army strenghtened the security measures in Ain el Helweh by carrying out inspection at all camp's entrances.
The Army was searching cars entering and exiting Ain al-Hilweh and checking drivers’ paperwork, leading to long traffic jams.
The Army had received information that high-ranking Daesh officials in the camp were planning to try and escape Ain al-Hilweh, leading to the tightening of security at the entrances.
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Primary category:
Military/Security Forces Deployment
Classification of conflict (primary):
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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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