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Conflict Incident Report

State apprehends wanted person in Baalbek

Date of incident: 
March 23, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Ahrar al-Sham
Lebanese Civilians
State Security

NNA - After thorough monitoring and follow-up, State Security Directorate General's Baalbek-Hermel Regional Unit managed to arrest a wanted person, with the initials M.Y. in Baalbek, upon the signal of the military prosecution, NNA reporter said.
The arrested person is one of the militants of the so-called "Sham
Brigades" affiliated to Nusra Front in the outskirts of Arsal.

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.