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Syrian arrested in northeast Lebanon for weapons trading
Date of incident:
May 15, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
General Security
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
General Security Monday announced the arrest of a Syrian charged with the selling of military weapons and munitions to militants in northeast Lebanon.
Following his arrest, the alleged weapons trader, identified by his initials T.Z., admitted to smuggling military weapons and munitions.
He said that he had been in touch with weapons traders and militant groups in order to secure the transfer of rockets, rifles, and military munitions to their locations on the outskirts of the border town of Arsal.
The location of his arrest was not disclosed by General Security.
An investigation is currently being carried out by security forces.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.
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