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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian Girl Freed from Abductors after Four-Day Captivity

Date of incident: 
October 25, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
ISF(internal security forces)

Internal Security forces carried out raids on the northeastern border town of al-Qasr and were able to free a Syrian girl who was kidnapped a few days ago.
Intelligence bureau of the ISF raided the border town in Hermel and were able to free Abir al-Jaour after four days in captivity, the state-run National News Agency said on Saturday.
Al-Jaour, 24, was abducted by Mahdi Nazha from the town of el-Ain and was taken to an undisclosed destination.
The security forces confiscated a vehicle and motorcycle that belong to Nazha and investigations continue to find his whereabouts.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/192765-syrian-girl-freed-from-abducto...

Primary category: 
Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
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.