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Conflict Incident Report

General Security arrests Syrian on suspicious foreign links

Date of incident: 
May 9, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
General Security
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

 The General Security in the South lured to the city of Sidon from the border town of Shebaa a Syrian person suspected of contacting certain foreign sides outside Lebanon. The suspect has been arrested, the NNA correspondent said. 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Border conflicts (Israeli border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts instigated by Israeli intrusions on Lebanese national territories, airspace, and territorial waters. While there currently is no Israeli military occupation on Lebanese soil, these events are classified as violations of Lebanese sovereignty and are indicative of the continuous tensions between Lebanon and Israel.