Conflict Incident Report

LAF arrests 7 Syrians for illegal entry to Lebanon

Date of incident:

January 24, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

General Security

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Red Cross/Crescent

The LAF Guidance Directorate issued on Sunday the following statement: "At 05.00 this morning a LAF patrol in Talet Al Marah-Massnaah arrested five Syrians attempting to unlawfully enter into Lebanese territories. They were handed over to the Lebanese General Security." In the same locale, two Syrian women were found in bad health conditions due to the freezing weather. The women were taken by the Red Cross to Al Mayass hospital in Chtoura, where later one of them passed away." http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/55704/LAF-arrests-Syrians-for-illegal...

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

LAF arrests 7 Syrians for illegal entry to Lebanon