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Conflict Incident Report
Army arrests 70 syrians nationals
Date of incident:
October 9, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
The army announced the arrest of 70 Syrians at the border region of al-Masnaa. The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has spiked in the last year with almost 1.5 million refugees that have escaped the war in Syria and some illegally entering Lebanese land. The government has been trying to find a way to govern their influx in light of fears that militants could use the Syrian encampments as a hideout.
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.
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