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Conflict Incident Report

LAF: 23 Syrians arrested in Deir Ammar for illegal roaming in Lebanon

Date of incident: 
May 1, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - The Lebanese Armed Forces Orientation Directorate issued on Sunday the following statement:

"On 30-4-2016 and between the hours of 20.00 and 23.00 a unit from the LAF apprehended at Deir Ammar checkpoint 23 Syrian nationals for illegal roaming inside Lebanon and driving vehicles without legal papers.

Three vans, a pickup track, a Toyota and a BMW were confiscated."

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/60771/LAF-23-Syrians-arrested-in-Deir...

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.