Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests 20 Syrian nationals in raid

Date of incident:

January 16, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army raided Syrian refugee settlements in the northeastern town of Arsal, arresting nearly 20 refugees, the military said Tuesday.

In a statement, the Army announced that a unit had conducted a raid on a 700-stong tented settlement in Al-Babayn. "The patrol arrested 20 Syrian nationals for previously communicating with terrorist groups, and for working logistically for their benefit," the statement said. The detainees were also arrested on charges related to trafficking weapons.

The Army's raid in the Arsal have mainly been connected to the previous presence of militants in the town's outskirts. A crackdown on the militants began after Daesh (ISIS) and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham -previously known as the Nusra Front - briefly overran the town in August 2014. The Army repelled the assault leading to sporadic clashes between the military and militants entrenched in the mountainous border area between Lebanon and Syria. Then last summer, Hezbollah and the Army launched separate offensives against the militants to drive them out of the area.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Jan-16/433966-…

Primary category:

Raid

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.

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Army arrests 20 Syrian nationals in raid