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Conflict Incident Report

Army: 29 Syrians arrested in Chtaura

Date of incident: 
February 15, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

The Lebanese army today arrested 29 Syrians on Beirut-Chtaura highway for presence on the Lebanese soil without their legal documents, a communiqué by the army indicated on Monday. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/56854/Army-29-Syrians-arrested-in-Cht...

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.