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Conflict Incident Report

Wanted persons arrested in Saouiri

Date of incident: 
February 20, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 20 Feb 16, in Saouiri, the Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) arrested five (5) persons (Four (4) Lebanese and a Palestinian national) wanted for smuggling Syrian nationals between Syria and Lebanon in both directions.

http://mtv.com.lb/News/Local/570327/توقيف_5_أشخاص_يهرّبون_سوريّين_من_لبنان_وإليه

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.