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LAF arrest Senior Nusra Official in Arsal
Associated Timeline/Case:
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
October 18, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
al-Nusra Front
On 18 Oct 16, the Lebanese Armed Forces arrested a senior official of the jihadist al-Nusra Front group in an ambush in the eastern border town of Arsal. He was identified as Adnan Mohammed Slaibi, A.K.A. “Zoaiter.” “He was transferred to a military post for interrogation.
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.
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