Conflict Incident Report

LAF arrests 71 persons in Beirut area

Date of incident:

December 16, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 15 Dec 15, LAF forces carried out several raids in the Beirut area, where they arrested 53 Syrian nationals, including two suspects, and arrested 18 Bangladeshi nationals, for wandering inside Lebanese territory without legal papers.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/196384/71

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):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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Conflict Incident Report

LAF arrests 71 persons in Beirut area