Conflict Incident Report

40 suspects in Arsal attack have Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ties

Date of incident:

June 30, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Islamic State (IS); Daech *

Jabhat Fateh al-Sham

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Forty suspects arrested following the attacks in Arsal have Daesh (ISIS) and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ties, a senior Lebanese security source told The Daily Star.

“It transpires that out of the 355 [persons who were detained], there are 40 who are directly connected to Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham,” the military source said. The rest of the detainees have now been released, he added.

The 40 detainees with militant links will be held for further questions and referred to the judiciary, the source said.

The news came as Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said that investigations into individuals detained last week in the aftermath of the attacks would be brief and the detainees’ fates will soon become clear.

Speaking to Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath TV channel, Machnouk said that no Syrian refugee would be repatriated without international guarantees.

“The Arsal investigations will not take long,” the interior minister said in an interview with the channel. He added: “There is no target against Syrian refugees.”

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jul-04/411625-…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

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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40 suspects in Arsal attack have Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ties

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