Title Lebanon: 1. Please provide a general overview of the current structure and activities of Hezbollah. 2. Please provide a general overview of the current structure and activities of Fatah alIslam. 3. Please provide information on the beliefs, activities and reach of the al-Salafi group, purportedly based in Tripoli, Lebanon. 4. Is there any information to indicate whether taxi drivers or persons in other like occupations have been targeted for harm in Lebanon, particularly on suspicion of being informants? 5. Please provide information as to whether "rogue government officials" are influenced by armed militia in Lebanon. 6. Please provide information on whether militia groups are "more powerful and armed" than Lebanese security forces, and on the ability for Lebanese authorities to provide protection from harm by militia groups.
Publisher Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date 11 November 2011
Country Lebanon
Topics Corruption | Muslim | Political groups | Political parties | Political situation | Salafi | State protection
Citation / Document Symbol LBN39446
Cite as Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Lebanon: 1. Please provide a general overview of the current structure and activities of Hezbollah. 2. Please provide a general overview of the current structure and activities of Fatah alIslam. 3. Please provide information on the beliefs, activities and reach of the al-Salafi group, purportedly based in Tripoli, Lebanon. 4. Is there any information to indicate whether taxi drivers or persons in other like occupations have been targeted for harm in Lebanon, particularly on suspicion of being informants? 5. Please provide information as to whether "rogue government officials" are influenced by armed militia in Lebanon. 6. Please provide information on whether militia groups are "more powerful and armed" than Lebanese security forces, and on the ability for Lebanese authorities to provide protection from harm by militia groups. , 11 November 2011, LBN39446, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/50f7fe9a2.html [accessed 20 October 2022]
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