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Suspect apprehended over 2014 Arsal clashes
Date of incident:
September 26, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
On 26 September 2017, the Internal Security Forces arrested a man suspected of carrying out attacks during the 2014 clashes in northeast Lebanon's Arsal.
Syrian national Aa.Aa., born in 1991, was arrested 2 p.m. by a patrol from Arsal's police station.
The man was arrested on suspicion of belonging to terrorist groups and for carrying out terrorist attacks in Arsal and its outskirts during 2014.
The unit also seized two stolen cars – both without license plates – on the town's outskirts.
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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