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General Security: Syrian arrested due to affiliation to Nusra Front

Date of incident: 
December 21, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
General Security
al-Nusra Front

The General Directorate of General Security on Monday issued a communique saying that it managed today to arrest a Syrian individual, who after conducting investigations with him, was discovered to be a member of Al Nusra Front.

The individual was also discovered to host terrorist members and to ensure their escape from Lebanon in an illegal manner.

He was referred to the competent judiciary and works are still ongoing to unveil other members involved in this concern. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/54384/General-Security-Syrian-arreste...

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 (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.