General Security Arrests 'Terrorist' Brother of Slain Militant Mansour

General Security on Thursday announced the arrest of the “dangerous terrorist fugitive” Jalal Mansour, who is the brother of slain Islamist militant Osama Mansour who was killed in a confrontation with security forces in 2015.

“After obtaining information about the presence of a dangerous terrorist wanted on charges related to murder, terrorism and fighting against the Lebanese army, and after identifying the aforementioned person as the terrorist Jalal Mansour, a brother of the terrorist Osama Mansour, a General Security special force raided his hideout in the North and arrested him,” a General Security statement said.

It said the man, who was wanted on more than 40 arrest warrants, had changed his appearance and chosen a fake name with the aim of concealing his real identity.

“During interrogation, he confessed to belonging to a group previously led by fugitive terrorist Shadi al-Mawlawi and slain terrorist Osama Mansour and that he had pledged allegiance to the terrorist al-Nusra Front group and fought alongside it in a military battle against the Lebanese army with the aim of declaring an Islamic emirate in the North,” the statement added.

“He also confessed to kidnapping a soldier in the city of Tripoli, trading in arms and transporting arms to the terrorist al-Nusra Front group, and recruiting militants on behalf of the aforementioned group and sending them to Syria for military training,” General Security added.

The detainee was referred to the judiciary after interrogation.