Conflict Incident Report

Army Arrests August 2014 Arsal Battles Suspect

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

July 21, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese army said on Tuesday that it has arrested a Lebanese man in the northeastern border town of Arsal overnight on charges of participating in attacks on army bases last year.

A military communique said Hassan Mohammed Chahine was apprehended “for participating along with others in attacks on army bases during the Arsal clashes in August 2014.”
The deadly gunbattles erupted after jihadists from al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State extremist group overran the town.
The militants took with them hostages from the army and police and later executed four of them. The rest remain in captivity on Arsal's outskirts in the Syrian region of Qalamoun.
The army communique said that a military unit also arrested in the area of Deir Ashash Syrian national Mohammed Mustafa Derbas on suspicion of committing terrorist acts.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/185259-army-arrests-august-2014-arsal...

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.

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Army Arrests August 2014 Arsal Battles Suspect