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Conflict Incident Report

Suspected Assir loyalist arrested in Saida

Date of incident: 
April 18, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence

Lebanese Army Intelligence has arrested a suspected supporter of notorious Salafist preacher Ahmad al-Assir, who led clashes with the Army in 2013.

The Army raided the home of the suspect, identified as Mostapha J., in the Villat area of Sidon “in the past couple of days,” the source said, and seized arms found hidden there.

The arrest comes after tightened security measures were enforced by the Army in the area.

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.