Conflict Incident Report

Army Arrests Terrorist in 2014 Haret Hreik Bombing

Date of incident:

December 20, 2017

Death toll:

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Number of Injured:

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Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

A major suspect involved in the 2014 bombing that targeted Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik was arrested late along with 10 other militants in the northeastern border town of Arsal, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanon's armed forced arrested Abdul Basset Ammoun in Arsal along with ten other suspects.

The arrests included a man from the Ghadada family nicknamed al-Zaim, a man from the Ammoun family, M.al-Abed a relative of IS leader Wahid al-Abed, a man from Ghadadi and three others from the Rashak family, NNA said.

The deadly 2014 suicide bombing in Haret Hreik killed four people and left more than 77 wounded.

Source Link:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/239911-army-arrests-terrorist-…

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 Terrorist in 2014 Haret Hreik Bombing