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General Security: Syrian arrested on links with terrorist groups, confessed to arms smuggling and illicit trade
Date of incident:
July 13, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
General Security
NNA - The General Security Directorate General issued on Wednesday the following statement:
"In the framework of monitoring the activities of terrorist groups and sleeper cells' operations, the General Directorate of General Security arrested, as per the signal of the competent public prosecutor, a Syrian linked to terrorist entities.
After thorough interrogation, the arrestee admitted to having communicated with terrorist groups and provided weapons, ammunition and money for terrorists, and having participated in smuggling operations from Lebanon into the Syrian territory.
The arrestee was consequently referred to the competent court, and work is underway to arrest the rest of the people involved."
Primary category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
Secondary Category:
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
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.