State Security Arrests Syrian in South over IS Ties
A Syrian national has been arrested in south Lebanon on charges of having ties to the terrorist Islamic State group.
Agents from the State Security bureau in Jezzine managed to arrest the Syrian A.A. “during his presence in a suspicious manner near some shops in the southern town of Sfariyeh,” a State Security statement said.
“During interrogation, he confessed to communicating with several Syria-based IS group militants,” the statement said.
“Pictures of some members of the aforementioned group were also found on his cellphone,” the statement added.
