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Conflict Incident Report

LAF arrest suspected person in the vicinity of Ain El Helwe Camp

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

On 01 Aug 16, the LAF ( Lebanese Army Forces ) detained Palestinian national allegedly the son of the killed emir of the Al-Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Islam group in the vicinity of the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp. He is suspected of belonging to a terror group.

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.