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Conflict Incident Report

Arrest of Syrians for illegal entry

Date of incident: 
February 16, 2019
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

The direction of the Orientation of the Lebanese army issued Saturday the following statement: "An information patrol in Achrafieh - Hermel, the Syrian Mohammad Khaled al-Hajj, a leader of the" Daesh terrorist group ", coming from Syrian region of Deir Ezzor.
Following the investigation, the patrol managed to arrest the Emir of Daech Ahmad Mansour al Khalaf in the town of Hermel in Chawaghir and 4 other Syrian nationals for illegal entry into Lebanon.

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.