Conflict Incident Report

General Security arrests Daash leader in Ain Al Helwe

Date of incident:

October 22, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

General Security

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

The Directorate General of General Security on Thursday issued a communique saying that the apparatus managed today to arrest a Palestinian refugee in Ain Al Helwe camp who has been discovered to be the leader of Daash in said camp.

The apparatus also arrested a number of the leaders' partners in the camp.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/51574/General-Security-arrests-Daash-...

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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Conflict Incident Report

General Security arrests Daash leader in Ain Al Helwe