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Conflict Incident Report
Army arrests 412 Syrians
Date of incident:
June 30, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
NNA - The Lebanese Army Command - Orientation Directorate - issued on Thursday the following statement:
"Army units deployed in various Lebanese areas executed a series of raids including homes and camps of displaced Syrians in the South, Bekaa, North, Kesrwan and the southern suburbs, and arrested 412 people of Syrian nationality and two of Bangladeshi nationality, most of them who illegally entered the Lebanese territories. The Army seized 61 motorcycles and 6 cars without legal papers.
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):
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.