Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Arrested for Belonging to IS, Attempting Join Fighting in Syria

Date of incident:

January 17, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

General Security

The General Security announced on Saturday the arrest of a Lebanese national on terrorism charges.
It said that M.M. was arrested for belonging to the Islamic State extremist group.
He was also attempting to illegally enter Syria via Turkey to fight among the ranks of the group.
He confessed to being a member of a cell that works in arms trade and providing logistic and financial support to the IS.
He also admitted to communicating with Lebanese terrorist M.K., who is wanted on terrorism charges, said the General Security statement.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/199586-lebanese-arrested-for-belongin...

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):

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.

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Lebanese Arrested for Belonging to IS, Attempting Join Fighting in Syria