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General security arrests two Syrians for terrorist ties
Date of incident:
January 14, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
General Security
A task force from the Information Branch of General Security in Mount Lebanon apprehended two Syrian nationals, one in Baabda district and the other in Jbeil district.
H.Kh., born 1992, was arrested for communicating with an ISIS leader with the intention of carrying out terror acts in Lebanon.
The other Syrian national was identified as H.A., born in 1994. He was seized for recruiting Syrian men to send them to fight for terrorist organizations in Syria.
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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