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Army conducted a raid in Baalbek to find abducted Saudi citizen
Date of incident:
November 10, 2017 to November 11, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Military Intelligence
ISF Intelligence Branch
Army Special Forces carried out the operation to find Ali Abdel-Nabi Ali al-Bishrawi, who was reported missing and believed to have been kidnapped in the Oqaibeh area of Kesrouan. They were also working to arrest suspects tied to the kidnapping.
There was an "intense" exchange of fire between the gunmen - using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades - and Army forces before several of the gunmen were arrested and transferred to the judiciary.
The intelligence officers and the Internal Security Forces Information Division were also involved in the operation.
The Army arrested 19 people in total during the raid and seized six cars. A large quantity of narcotics, a number of weapons, ammunition and other military equipment were seized during the raid.
The operation was carried out with the aim of gaining information on the whereabouts of Bishrawi, as well as to make arrests, retrieve stolen cars and follow up on other crimes.
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Primary category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
Secondary Category:
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
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.
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