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Conflict Incident Report

Terrorist arrested in northern Lebanon

Date of incident: 
October 29, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Armed militants

Citizen A.M.A., aka "Hawwa," a wanted fighter in Tripoli's Jabal Mohsen, was arrested today in the North, following months of pursuit by the judicial police, National News Agency correspondent reported on Thursday.
The man was apprehended in Qobbeh, as per an arrest warrant issued by the military investigative judge, for forming an armed group, conducting terrorist operations, fomenting sectarian strife, and staging battles between Bab-el-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/51866/Terrorist-arrested-in-northern-...

Primary 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.