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Conflict Incident Report

General Security arrests one Lebanese over terrorism links

Date of incident: 
May 27, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
al-Nusra Front
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
General Security

The General Security arrested a Lebanese national with initials A.Sh on charges of belonging to a terrorist organization, according to a communiqué issued by the General Security Directorate Department. 
The suspect admitted allegiance to the Nusra Front and that he had undergone military training under the supervision of extremist Osama Mansour. He also confessed that he had communicated online with members of ISIS in Egypt as well as inducing hatred against the Lebanese army on social media. 
The detained person was handed over to the concerned judiciary. 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.