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Two men involved in funding, plotting for Burj Barajneh twin blasts in the hands of General Security

Date of incident: 
November 15, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
General Security
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Civilians
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

In an issued statement by the General Security Directorate-General on Sunday evening, it disclosed that "two men involved in funding and plotting for the Burj el-Barajneh twin explosions, namely Ibrahim Ahmed Rayed (Lebanese) and Mustafa Ahmed al-Jarf (Syrian) have been arrested and are now subject to questioning under the supervision of military prosecutors." "The first man confessed to receiving orders from Daesh inside the Syrian territories in administering the terrorist network between Tripoli, Ashrafieh and Burj Barajneh, while the second confessed to transferring funds to network members," the statement added. "General Security apparatuses are still tracking down the remaining members of the terrorist network," the statement concluded. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/52785/Two-men-involved-in-funding-plo...

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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