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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrested a Syrian on terror charges

Date of incident: 
November 21, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
al-Nusra Front
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

The Internal Security Forces arrested five Syrians affiliated to Al-Nusra Front in different times and dates. 

The arrestees admitted to having fought alongside Al-Nusra Front ranks. 

Investigations have also revealed that the suspects had entered Lebanese territories using forged documents. They had been in contact with Nusra Front leaders in Idlib, using social media to disseminate "jihadist" ideas and recruiting a number of Syrian residents. 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.