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Bodyguard of a Nusra's commander arrested
Date of incident:
October 11, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
al-Nusra Front
State Security
State Security arrested a suspect who reportedly fought with Jabhat Fatah al-Sham terrorist in east Lebanon.
The suspect, identified as Hasan Q., was arrested in Baalbeck’s Hawsh al-Nabi on charges of belonging to the group and fighting against the Army in the northeastern town of Arsal. He was the personal bodyguard of Anas Sharkas, known as Abu Ali al-Shishani, one of the Nusra Front’s commanders.
Hasan Q. participated in meetings attended by former Jabhat Fatah al-Sham leader in Qalamoun Abu Malek al-Talli, Sharkas and his cousin Hamza Qarqouz, who was the leader of an armed group on Arsal’s outskirts.
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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