On 17 Oct 16, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) raided a number of Syrian refugee encampments and residence places in the outskirts of the Aakkar towns of al-Sheikh Mohammed, Halba and Tal Abbas. Thirty Syrians were arrested in the raids on charges of failure to present legal identification and residency papers. They were referred to the relevant judicial authorities. A number of unlicensed motorcycles were also seized in the crackdown.
Date of incident
October 17, 2016
Death toll
0 person(s)
Number of Injured
0 person(s)
Location
HalbaCheikh MohamedTal Abbas El-Charkieh
Primary category
Raid
Secondary Category
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary)
Border conflicts (Syrian border)
Classification of conflict (secondary)
Conflicts of social discrimination
