Conflict Incident Report

Army Raided Abu Taqiyeh's House in Arsal

Date of incident:

September 8, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

An army patrol raided the house of controversial Islamist cleric Sheikh Mustafa al-Hujeiri, aka Abu Taqiyeh, in the border town of Arsal with the aim of arresting him. The patrol was still surrounding the house the next days - 8th and 9th of September - until his arrest.

He was not arrested seeing as he was not at the property at the time of the raid.

The raid followed confessions by his detained son, Obada, about his father's alleged involvement in the 2014 kidnap of around 30 Lebanese soldiers and policemen during clashes with jihadist groups.

Source Link:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/235029-army-raids-abu-taqiyeh-…

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/83167/Army-surrounds-Abu-Takiy…

Primary category:

Raid

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 Raided Abu Taqiyeh's House in Arsal

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