Lebanon's General Security said Monday it had arrested a Syrian national for belonging to the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front and assisting the group with logisitcal support. The suspect, identified by his initials A. A., had provided "logistical support" to a cell affiliated with the Nusra Front to carry out bomb attacks on Lebanese territory, General Security said in a statement. He was referred to the Army for further interrogation, and will eventually be tried at the Military Tribunal. Two days earlier, General security announced that it had arrested three men, two Palestinians and a Syrian national, for recruiting on behalf of ISIS to carry out bombings in Lebanon and Syria. ISIS and Nusra Front both operate near the Lebanese border on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal. The two groups invaded the town in August 2014 and engaged in deadly clashes with the Lebanese Army, after which they withdrew and took 37 servicemen as captives. Twenty-five of them remain hostage and all talks aimed at swapping the servicemen for Islamist detainees held in Lebanese prisons have thus far failed.
