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Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests around 50 Syrians in various Lebanese areas

Date of incident: 
July 25, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Army units arrested overnight around 50 persons of Syrian nationality in a number of Lebanese regions on grounds of illegal entry into Lebanon, drug possession and belonging to terrorist organizations, whereby they were handed-over to the concerned sides for necessary measures, a Lebanese Army communiqué indicated Saturday.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/47158/Army-arrests-around-50-Syrians-...

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.