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General Security arrested a Syrian for arms trafficking
Date of incident:
September 26, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
General Security
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
General Security arrested a Syrian national in Arsal on suspicions of illegal arms trading and involvement with terrorist organizations.
The Syrian national, identified as Kh.S.A., reportedly admitted to being guilty of the accusations during investigations and said he had begun his illicit activities in 2014, when he founded an arms smuggling network to bring military equipment into Lebanon.
He allegedly picked up the weaponry near Wadi Hmayyed from a group known as "Arrabi Idris," before transporting it to the northeastern town of Arsal to be sold to terrorist organizations embedded in the outskirts, via arms dealers.
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Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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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