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Army Intelligence arrest man over 2014 Tripoli clashes

Date of incident: 
March 8, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Lebanese Civilians
Islamic State (IS); Daech *

Lebanese Army Intelligence has arrested a man accused of attacking army units during armed clashes in Tripoli in 2014, according to a statement released Thursday by the Army.

The man, identified as Othman Mohammad al-Abdullah – also known as Abu Aseed – is accused of allying with the Islamist militant Osama Mansour and participating in the kidnap of a Lebanese Army soldier during the 2014 clashes, according to the statement.

Mansour was killed in a shootout with police in 2015.

It was unclear from the statement where and when Army Intelligence officers had arrested Abdullah, whose home was reportedly found to contain a Daesh (ISIS) banner and “explosive devices” during a police raid in 2015.

The arrest came as Khaled Hoblos, an Islamist militant arrested during the 2015 shootout that left Mansour dead, announced a hunger strike from Roumieh Prison, where he is currently held.

In a voice recording shared by local media outlets, Hoblos reportedly said he would halt his hunger strike when authorities approve a general amnesty law.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Source Link: 
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Mar-08/440766-…
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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