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Conflict Incident Report
Arrest of Faisal Hussein Mamlouk for links to Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Date of incident:
June 8, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Lebanese Military Intelligence
After thorough monitoring and follow up, the army's Intelligence Directorate managed to arrest the so- called Faisal Hussein Mamlouk for links to the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, army command said in a communiqué.
The detained person carried out other terrorist acts, including encircling army posts, storming into the Internal Security Forces' building in Arsal and clashing with its members, the matter that led to the martyrdom of several military men and the wounding of others.
Mamlouk had also smuggled arms and ammunition to terrorist groups.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.