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Leb Army Arrests Terrorist Linked to Ibrahim al-Atrash Network
2015-11-13
[AnNahar] The Information Branch enjugged
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
a dangerous runaway after raiding his place of residence in the northeastern town of Arsal and chasing him, an army statement said.

Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hujeiri, nicknamed "Abou Ibrahim" and "Kahroub", was arrested by the Information Branch with the assistance of military forces in the al-Sabil neighborhood, the statement added.

Hujeiri was lightly injured after an attempted escape.

He is wanted for belonging to the network of Ibrahim Qassem al-Atrash and the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group in al-Qalamoun.

Hujeiri is an expert specialized in preparing explosives and booby trapping cars with plans to carry out terrorist acts in some Lebanese regions.

He is also closely linked to a number of terrorist detainees.

In September, the Lebanese army arrested in Arsal Ibrahim Qassem al-Atrash, nicknamed Abou al-Moaatasem, Abou Hassan and Ibrahim Tark. He has together with the so-called emir of al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli sh-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 .. ...
in Qalamoun Malek Abou al-Talleh, formed and armed the al-Nusra Front in the outskirts of Arsal.
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