Conflict Incident Report

Arrest of a suicide bomber in Al Qobbeh-Tripoli

Date of incident:

October 24, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

General Security

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

On 24 Oct 15,Lebanese General Security arrested a wanted person in Al Qobbeh in Tripoli, who was preparing to carry out a suicide bombing in one of the areas of Lebanon commissioned by ISIS, in the aim of sedition and sectarian strife.
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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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Conflict Incident Report

Arrest of a suicide bomber in Al Qobbeh-Tripoli