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Conflict Incident Report
Detaining of Ahmad Tawil ISIS member
Date of incident:
May 28, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
NNA - National News Agency correspondent on Friday reported that Syrian Ahmad Mahmoud Tawil, born 1992, who was detained yesterday in Baalbeck, belonged to ISIS.
Investigations with him are still underway.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/44783/Detained-Ahmad-Tawil-belongs-to...
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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