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ISF: Syrian ISIL member arrested

Date of incident: 
October 17, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Having meticulously surveyed persons connected to ISIL and sister organizations, ISF detectives have detained a Syrian national upon an arrest warrant issued by the specialized General Prosecution, the ISF General Directorate disclosed in its communiqué today.

The person arrested by the ISF, has been operating in and around Arsal where he mounted a number of armed attacks against the Lebanese military with the purpose of murdering them, the communiqué added. The suspected terrorist has also engaged in gunrunning activities for the mother and affiliate terrorist groups, the ISF communiqué said.

Following his debriefing by the ISF, he was handed over to the court of law for procedural prosecution, the communiqué concluded. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/51324/ISF-Syrian-ISIL-member-arrested

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.