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General Security arrested a "dissident" soldier
Date of incident:
November 9, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
General Security
Lebanese General Security arrested in Saida a "dissident" Lebanese soldier who had defected from the Army and joined a militant group.
The suspect was identified as Mohammad Mahmoud Antar.
The Army said the soldier was wanted on criminal charges for defecting from the military to join Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – the extremist group formerly known as the Nusra Front.
Antar is also suspected of participating “in the events in Tripoli” – likely a reference to clashes between the Army and Islamist militants that began in the northern city in October 2014 – and of joining the Shadi Mawlawi group in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, according to the statement.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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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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