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Army Arrests 11 Syrians, 2 Lebanese in Arsal Outskirts

Date of incident: 
November 5, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

The army announced Thursday the arrest of 11 Syrians and two Lebanese in the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal.“Army forces in Arsal's Wadi Hmeid area arrested Lebanese national Ali Nayef Rayed for driving a GMC van without legal documents,” an army statement said.
“He was accompanied by Lebanese national Jamal Youssef al-Hujeiri and 11 Syrians and they were all held on suspicion of belonging to terrorist groups,” it added.
The announcement comes hours after a mysterious blast killed at least five Muslim clerics during a meeting of the mainly Syrian al-Qalamoun Muslim Scholars Committee in Arsal.
Ever since the Syrian revolt erupted in March 2011, Arsal has served as a key conduit for refugees, militants and wounded people fleeing the strife-torn country.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/193747-army-arrests-11-syrians-2-leba...

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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