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Conflict Incident Report
Syrian national arrested in Deir Ames on links with Jabhat Fatah al Sham
Date of incident:
July 3, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
A Syrian national was arrested for communicating with the extremist group Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – formerly known as the Nusra Front – a judicial source told The Daily Star. M.F. was arrested in the town of Deir Aames, east of Tyre. “He will be tried in military court,” the source told The Daily Star. The Lebanese Army regularly makes arrests on charges of affiliation with the group and targets its hideouts around the border town of Arsal on a near-daily basis.
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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