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Conflict Incident Report

General Security arrests Syrian belonging to terrorist organization

Date of incident: 
April 22, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
General Security
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - Directorate General of General Security on Friday issued a communique saying that it managed today to catch a Syrian individual due to his communication with terrorist sides, and upon investigations with him, the individual admitted that he worked as a spy in favor of terrorist groups as he used to inform them of military moves for the Lebanese Army.

He admitted that he joined the groups via Syrian Abu Sahib Al Talli. The arrestee was referred to the competent judicial authority for taking the appropriate action against him. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/60404/General-Security-arrests-Syrian...

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.