Conflict Incident Report

Army detains two ISIL members in Bekaa

Date of incident:

June 11, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

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

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 11 June 15, the army intelligence detained two Syrian nationals over links with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The two ISIL suspects were arrested in the village of Talia in the Bekaa. Troops confiscated from their possession military equipment and al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front slogans. A third suspect managed to flee the area with his wife, taking with them identity papers.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/181743-army-detains-two-isil-members-...

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Army detains two ISIL members in Bekaa