Conflict Incident Report

Man suspected of killing army soldier arrested

Date of incident:

June 30, 2017

Death toll:

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Number of Injured:

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Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Military Intelligence

A man suspected of killing a Lebanese Army soldier during 2014 clashes on Lebanon's northeaster border was arrested, local media reported.

Syrian national A.Kh.D. was arrested by Army Intelligence in Arsal and is suspected of killing old 40-year-old Lt. Col. Noureddine Jamal during clashes in Arsal.

Militants belonging to Daesh (ISIS) and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – previously known as the Nusra Front – are holed up in Arsal's outskirts. The Army targets the militant’s hideouts in Arsal as well as in Ras Baalbeck on a nearly daily basis.

Army measures in the area have been tightened since August 2014, when militants belonging to both groups briefly overran Arsal, initially taking more than 30 Army and police personnel hostage.

Nine Army soldiers are still held hostage by Daesh.

Lt. Col. Noureddine Jamal, born in Tariq al-Jadideh, was enrolled in the army in 1990, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2012. His brother, the retired Brig. Gen. Mahmoud Jamal, is an advisor to Future Movement leader and Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jun-30/411257-…

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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Man suspected of killing army soldier arrested