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Army raids Syrian Refugee Encampments
Date of incident:
August 10, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
On 10 Aug 16, the LAF (Lebanese Army Forces) arrested forty (40) Syrian suspects in raids it staged on refugee encampments in the Bekaa town of Hermel. Army troops and intelligence units carried out a wide-scale raid that began at 0600hrs and that included the displaced encampments in the region of Hermel in al-Tall, Hosh al-Sayyed Ali and al-Shawagir. Forty Syrian nationals were arrested for different reasons some of whom have infiltrated Lebanon's territory and others lacked the legal identification papers. They were all referred to the relevant authorities. The army confiscated a large number of motorcycles in addition to a hunting rifle.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Raid
Secondary 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):
Conflicts of social discrimination
Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.
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