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Conflict Incident Report

General security apprehends network belongs to Daesh

Date of incident: 
April 1, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
General Security

NNA - The General Security Directorate detained two Lebanese and a Syrian on charges of forming a network that belongs to Daesh, the directorate said in a statement on Friday.

They have admitted during investigations to preparing terror acts against the army and security apparatuses.

Work is ongoing to arrest the rest of the involved individuals. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/59316/General-security-apprehends-net...

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.