Conflict Incident Report

Two Syrians arrested in Hasbaya for fraudulent gang formation

Date of incident:

September 23, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

General Security

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - General Security personnel arrested two Syrians in the West Bekaa village of Hasbaya, for forming a fraudulent gang that operates in border towns, and claims ability to displace Syrians into Australia, in exchange of more than USD 5000, National News Agency correspondent reported on Friday.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/68741/Two-Syrians-arrested-in-…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

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):

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Two Syrians arrested in Hasbaya for fraudulent gang formation