Conflict Incident Report

Nusra member Mutaweh arrested in Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

October 12, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

al-Nusra Front

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

The Lebanese Army arrested a Nusra Front member in the northeastern town of Arsal, a senior military official told The Daily Star.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the Army source said interrogation would reveal whether Syrian Ibrahim Mutaweh was a key Nusra member or not.
The National News Agency said that the military made the arrest in the afternoon, noting that Mutaweh, a prominent Nusra figure, was wanted for involvement in terrorist acts and participating in battles against the Army.
The Army is battling Nusra and ISIS militants holed up on the northeastern border.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Oct-13/318689-nusra-m...

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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Nusra member Mutaweh arrested in Arsal