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Conflict Incident Report

Army Arrests 4 in Raid on Refugee Encampments

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
September 18, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

The Lebanese army arrested 4 Syrian suspects in a raid on the encampments of refugees in the northeastern town of Arsal, the army said. The army raided encampments of Syrian refugees in Arsal in search for suspects where an exchange of fire erupted and led to the injury of Syrian Shadi Moussa Moussa, the Army Orientation Directorate said in a statement. None of the troops was harmed. Moussa, confessed that he belongs to one of the terrorist groups and that he had prepared a belt of explosives that he planned to detonate in one of the army positions. The army arrested three other Syrians for suspicions of taking part in the exchange of fire. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/190099-army-arrests-4-in-raid-on-refu...

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
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):
Conflicts of social discrimination
Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.