Conflict Incident Report

Army Arrests Two Syrians for Possession of Arms

Associated Timeline/Case:

Tripoli Clashes (starting June 20, 2014)

Date of incident:

July 9, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

The Lebanese army arrested two Syrian nationals at dawn after confiscating some amounts of weapons and ammunition that they kept in hiding, the National News Agency stated on Thursday. The army raided a warehouse in Tripoli's al-Qobbeh which belongs to Syrian nationals of the al-Raayan family. They found some quantities of arms and ammo that the assailants hide inside the walls of the warehouse. The detainees have been referred to the concerned authorities for investigation. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/184238-army-arrests-two-syrians-for-p...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Arms Storage/Smuggling

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 Two Syrians for Possession of Arms