- Arsal : The Syrian refugee camps in Arsal have witnessed many incidents in the recent couple weeks, following the violations of the Lebanese army to the #Syrian_refugees.
The #Lebanese_army launched a large-scale campaign of arrests in the camps, under the pretext of combating terrorism, resulting in the arrest of more than forty refugees, of whom eight were killed during the period of detention within 48 hours.
According to special sources , the #Hezbollah militia was involved in killing the detainees after they were handed over by the Lebanese army to the militia in «Brital» area after leaving the camp towards Reyak Ablah area.
Many local and international organizations, led by #Human_Rights_Watch, called for immediate investigations into the killing of the detained refugees, which was widely condemned by a number of Lebanese officials and activists.
Meanwhile, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri refused to question the investigation carried out by the army leadership in Arsal incident, warning of attempts to sow discord between the Lebanese army and the Syrian displaced people in Lebanon, noting that "there is a political team or a party trying to sow discord between the army and 1.5 million Syrian displaced in Lebanon ».
In this context, the Lebanese artist Nadine Al Rassi wrote a Facebook post full of racist and sectarian expressions, where was condemned by most of the Lebanese journalists and activists and Syrians also.
Local media broadcasted video footage of Syrian refugees being attacked by Lebanese citizens, insulting, verbal abuse, beating and forcing them to curse Syria and praise the Lebanese army.
The #Lebanese_army released 12 #Syrian_refugees who had been detained in the #Arsal events earlier this month.
The Lebanese authorities arrested a Syrian refugee in the past two days, charging him of inciting anti-Lebanese-Army demonstrations, raising public opinion for a large number of Syrian activists, rejecting these repeated violations.
In light of these problems, more than 300 Syrian refugees returned to Syrian territory, fearing the development of this problems, following the Lebanese press releases, especially the close to #Hezbollah, about a possible military operation close to the Lebanese- Syrian border.
In the countryside of Damascus, simultaneously the #Assad regime conducting airstrikes near the Syrian-Lebanese border.
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