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Army apprehend top ISIS masterminds in Wadi Ata
Associated Timeline/Case:
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
August 4, 2016
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
NNA - Lebanese army Intelligence executed today a quality operation in Wadi Ata in the outskirts of Arsal, and managed to arrest Sameh Breidi and Tareq Fleiti, two masterminds of ISIS, National News Agency correspondent reported on Thursday.
Syrian Mohammad al-Mohammad, wanted for participating in terrorist acts against the Lebanese army, was also arrested.
It is to note that Fleiti, who got injured during the fire trade, is the brother of Rana Fleiti, wife of martyr soldier Ali Bazzal; Fleiti is believed to be behind the murder of his brother-in-law.
Breidi however died of severe wounds at a Baalback hospital.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Raid
Secondary 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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