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Lebanon busts militant training cell in north
Date of incident:
April 9, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
General Security
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Civilians
BEIRUT: General Security has recently uncovered a militant network which used a religious school in north Lebanon as a front to operate, As-Safir newspaper reported Saturday.
The report said the network, located somewhere in Akkar, was directed by militant Omar Al-Satem who lives in Syria's Raqqa - ISIS's stronghold.
The school was used to train militants and recruit teenagers to join ISIS.
Citing unnamed security sources, the report added that five members of the cell were arrested who were accused of sending their recruits to Raqqa to join ISIS.http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Apr-09/346467-lebanon-bus...
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.