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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests wanted person for belonging to ISIS

Date of incident: 
February 29, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
ISF(internal security forces)

On 29 Feb 16, in Al Zahiriye - Tripoli, ISF arrested wanted person on charges of belonging to ISIS organization. He was transferred to Beirut for investigations.
http://www.elnashra.com/news/show/966795

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.