Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army arrests two for exploiting, detaining refugees

Date of incident:

December 21, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army arrested two suspects accused of blackmailing and detaining Syrian refugees against their will in the Bekaa Valley.

Forces from the army's Directorate of Intelligence detained the suspects during a raid of houses in Masnaa, near the border with Syria, the army said in a statement.

The army arrested one Lebanese suspect, Fadi Saleh, along with a Syrian national who was said to be assisting him.

The army found eight Syrians who lacked legal papers and were allegedly being detained against their will inside one of the houses, the statement said.

The soldiers also found a gun, light ammunition, military equipment, electronics and surveillance cameras, as well as two cars allegedly used for smuggling and documents belonging to the Syrian nationals.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Dec-21/386235-…

Primary category:

Raid

Secondary Category:

Arms Storage/Smuggling

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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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Lebanese Army arrests two for exploiting, detaining refugees

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