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Army arrested a suspect plotting to assassinate senior officer
Date of incident:
August 26, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
Following its monitoring of dormant terrorist organization cells within its preemptive security operations, the Army Intelligence Directorate arrested Hassan Hamad al-Hassan - in north Lebanon - on charges of belonging to Daesh terrorist organization and preparing for the assassination of a senior army officer.
The arrested terrorist was planning to target a senior army officer via a sniper operation or by means of an explosive device. In this context, al-Hassan was commissioned by his operating cell in al-Raqqa to prepare the necessary explosives to be used in the bombing of Lebanese army facilities and centers, as well as several northern villages, the communiqué added.
Moreover, al-Hassan had requested his operating cell to secure an explosive belt to be used in a suicide operation. He also provided one of the terrorist organization leaders in Arsal's outskirts with information on underway preparations for the Lebanese army's "Fajr al-Joroud" operation
The Lebanese Army arrested a terror suspect who was plotting to assassinate a senior Army officer in north Lebanon.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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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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