Conflict Incident Report

Army Arrests Member of Osama Mansour's Terror Group who Confesses to Recruiting Teens for Attacks

Date of incident:

August 10, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

The Lebanese army intelligence announced on Monday the arrest of a member of Osama Masnour's terrorist group. An army statement said that Abdul Rahman Tareq al-Kilani was detained upon his return to Lebanon from abroad. During investigations, he admitted to belonging to Mansour's group and participating in attacks against army positions in the northern city of Tripoli. He also confessed that while he was abroad, he was tasked by fugitives Bilal Bader and Shadi al-Mawlawi, to recruit teenagers to carry out terrorist attacks against the military and Internal Security Forces. Kilani had succeeded in recruiting three Lebanese, who were also arrested.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/186996-army-arrests-member-of-osama-m...

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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Conflict Incident Report

Army Arrests Member of Osama Mansour's Terror Group who Confesses to Recruiting Teens for Attacks