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Conflict Incident Report

Three Syrians arrested in Hay Selom, suspected of belonging to terrorist organization

Date of incident: 
October 12, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
General Security
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

General Security units raided an apartment in the neighborhood of Hay el-Selom in the southern suburbs of Beirut, arresting three Syrians suspected of belonging to a terrorist organization, NNA correspondent reported.
The raid came in wake of underway investigations with members of a network arrested by the General Security, NNA correspondent added.

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.
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.