Conflict Incident Report

ISIL member apprehended at a LAF checkpoint in the Eastern Bekaa

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

April 14, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 14 Apr 15, Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) arrested a wanted ISIL member (Syrian national - Turki Qalfoun) at a checkpoint in the eastern Bekaa. The detainee had left the northern city of Tripoli's Abi Samra neighborhood soon after militant Osama Mansour was killed on 09 Apr 15. Qalfoun recruited members to ISIL.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/175380-isf-apprehends-prominent-isil-...

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

ISIL member apprehended at a LAF checkpoint in the Eastern Bekaa