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Conflict Incident Report

General Security: Local detained over belonging to terrorist organization

Date of incident: 
January 26, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
General Security
Abdullah Azzam Brigades

The communiqué added that upon interrogation, the detained confessed that he is a member in "Abdallah Azzam Brigades" organization, is the military head for one of the armed groups affiliated with the said organization, and has taken many military workshops in the field of weapons and making explosives, in addition to recruiting people and providing financial and logistic support to the organization.
He also acknowledged that he had participated in Abra battles against the Lebanese Army. Upon the end of the interrogation, the detained was referred to the concerned judicial authorities.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/55772/General-Security-Local-detained...

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.