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2017-11-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Leb ISF Intelligence Branch Arrests Five Nusra Members
[AnNahar] The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch on Tuesday announced the arrest of five members of the jihadist al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
Front group in the Mount Leb governorate.

"As part of its efforts to detect and pursue terrorist organizations operating within Lebanese territory, and after obtaining information about the presence of terrorist cells operating in the Mount Leb governorate and using social media to achieve their terrorist goals, the ISF Intelligence Branch managed to arrest five al-Nusra Front members in separate raids," an ISF statement said.

It said those tossed in the slammer
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
were five Syrian young men whose ages range from 17 to 19 years.

"During interrogation, they confessed to having fought alongside al-Nusra Front in Syria in the past," the ISF added.

"It turned out that they had entered Leb illegally using fake identification papers and that they were communicating and coordinating with Idlib-based leaders of the aforementioned group, while also using social networking websites to spread jihadist ideology and recruit a number of Syrians who live in Leb," the statement said.

The five suspects were later referred to the relevant judicial authorities.
Posted by trailing wife 2017-11-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [22 views ]  Top
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