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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army arrests suspected person in Maarboun

Date of incident: 
December 7, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 07 Dec 16, the Lebanese Army arrested a suspected person during a raid in the eastern town of Maaraboun. The Army detained the suspect, on suspicion of involvement with armed groups. In other security developments, the Army referred a Syrian terrorist suspect to the judiciary.

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.