Conflict Incident Report

Army: 47 Syrians arrested for illegal entry to Lebanon

Date of incident:

May 4, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - The Lebanese Army Command - Orientation Directorate - issued on Wednesday the following statement:

"Overnight, an Army patrol arrested in the locality of Masnaa - Tallet Mrah, 47 persons of Syrian nationality trying to sneak into the Lebanese territory, in addition to citizens Ahmed Hussein Abdul Karim, Yasser Mohammed Khaled and Mohammed Atef Khaled, who orchestrated the smuggling operation. The arrestees were handed over to the competent authority for necessary action."

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/60914/Army-47-Syrians-arrested-for-il...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

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):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Army: 47 Syrians arrested for illegal entry to Lebanon