Army Raids Houses in Sidon after Arrests in Nabatiyeh

Army intelligence agents on Monday raided several houses inhabited by Syrians in the eastern suburbs of the southern city of Sidon, media reports said, a day after four individuals were arrested in Nabatiyeh on suspicion of plotting an act of sabotage.

“An intelligence force raided houses in the al-Naddaf Square in Sidon's Villas region,” al-Jadeed television reported.

“The road leading to the houses was closed,” al-Jadeed added, quoting a security source as saying that the intelligence agents were checking the IDs and residency permits of the Syrians who live in the area.

“The move is part of efforts aimed at consolidating security and stability, especially after four Syrians were arrested yesterday in the Nabatiyeh region on charges of forming a terrorist cell to stage an act of sabotage,” the TV network added.

On Sunday, an army intelligence patrol arrested the Syrians Louay al-Kalash, Abdul Salam al-Kalash, Mohammed al-Rifai and Ayyoub al-Rifai in the Nabatiyeh region of Yohmor on charges of “belonging to terrorist groups and plotting an act of sabotage in the city of Nabatiyeh,” an army statement said.

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