Conflict Incident Report

Security cordon tightenend around Ain al-Hilweh

Date of incident:

October 4, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

SIDON, Lebanon: The Lebanese Army heightened security measures overnight Tuesday near the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh after receiving information of possible attacks against checkpoints, security sources said Wednesday. Sources said that Army units surrounding the camp and posted at entrances were put on alert after information was received that they might be the target of a terrorist act. Accordingly, the Army strengthened its measures and procedures around the camp, and there has been more thorough inspection and scrutiny of the identity of citizens, especially women. Female soldiers have been called in to assist and search suspects. These measures were also employed at Army checkpoints surrounding the Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp, near Sidon. The rumored threats against the Army and the consequent measures come after Palestinian national Imad Yassin, suspected of being a Daesh (ISIS) emir in Ain al-Hilweh, was arrested by the Army.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Oct-06/375335-…

Primary category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

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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Security cordon tightenend around Ain al-Hilweh

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