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Conflict Incident Report
General Security arrests IS Fighter
Date of incident:
March 7, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
General Security
On 07 Mar 16, The General Security Directorate announced that it detained Syrian national S.J., for being a member of the terrorist group Daesh. He confessed to beheading kidnapped Lebanese soldier Abbas Medlej in 2014. According to General Security, the detainee also confessed to killing a police officer during the raid. "He was recently involved in surveillance of Lebanese army checkpoints in Arsal, as a prelude to a new attack aimed at kidnapping soldiers," the statement added.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/203976-general-security-arrests-is-fi...
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.