Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests IS militant who confesses to terrorist plans

Date of incident:

December 12, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

On 12 Dec 15, the army arrested Lebanese fugitive in the Akkar town of Mashta Hasan for having links to terrorist groups. He had links with terrorist member and had schemed to carry out attacks in the area of Wadi Khaled. The detainee had admitted that the so-called al-Satem had briefed him on the plans of the Islamic State to recruit fighters and establish terrorist cells and armed groups in Wadi Khaled in a bid to target army positions in conjunctions with military operations inside the Syrian territory.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/196838-army-arrests-is-militant-who-c...

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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 IS militant who confesses to terrorist plans