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Conflict Incident Report

State Security in Akkar arrests Syrian for terror links

Date of incident: 
April 1, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
State Security

NNA - State Security members in Akkar arrested on Friday Syrian Abdel Hamid Rida Hassoun at Rihaniyeh camp in Akkar, for belonging to a terrorist organization.

The arrested will be handed to the ISF's Information Branch in Beirut. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/59328/State-Security-in-Akkar-arrests...

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.