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| ISIL Leader Apprehended in Tripoli, Army Deploys in Bab Al-Tabbaneh | |
| 2015-05-04 | |
| [AlManar] The General Security in north Lebanon captured on Saturday afternoon one of the leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, NNA field correspondent reported on Sunday. Lebanese Army Ibrahim Barakat was apprehended in the Mina region of Tripoli, The state run National News Agency reported. Reports said that Barakat was recruiting members to join ISIL ranks and engage in battles in Iraq and Syria. A security source meanwhile told AFP that Ibrahim was arrested early on Sunday and is accused of being "a religious jurist for the IS in the northern city of Tripoli." Also on Sunday, the Lebanese army heavily deployed in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood in the northern coastal city of Tripoli. Troops raided several areas in the neighborhood in search of suspects. Three wanted outlaws have been so far apprehended in the military raid
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... using a fake passport, the source said. He is accused of recruiting young men from Tripoli to fight with IS in Syria and Iraq and of attacking Lebanese army units in the northern city last year, said the source. Lebanese security forces are implementing strict security measures and have recently kicked off security plans across the country to reduce crime rate and clamp down on terrorists. | |
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