Conflict Incident Report

Army: Arrest of one person in Arsal for assaulting army

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

January 21, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Army units arrested the wanted person, Mohammed Walid Hujairi, in the area of Arsal area, for assaulting earlier an army patrol and causing the martyrdom of two army members and the wounding of others, Army Command-Guidance Directorate said in a communiqué on Wednesday.

The army also arrested a Syrian national for possessing papers showing his affiliation to a terrorist group.

The two arrested persons were handed over to the concerned judiciary, with investigations getting underway.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/39481/Army-Arrest-of-one-person-i...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Classification of conflict (primary):

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Army: Arrest of one person in Arsal for assaulting army