Internal Security Forces

ISF Commends Successful New Year Operation, Addresses Gunfire Incidents

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Monday that the security and order maintenance operation carried out by the ISF on New Year’s Eve was deemed successful. In a statement, the ISF declared that the traffic measures implemented proved effective, as no fatalities resulting from accidents were recorded on ...

ISF: Nahr el-Kalb to Zekrit Road Closed

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) have announced the closure of the road linking Nahr el-Kalb to Zekrit in the Keserwan region from midnight on Friday until further notice. In a statement issued in the evening, the ISF explained that this decision had been taken following landslides caused by bad weather, which in turn led to cracks in the ...

ISF Foil Captagon Smuggling Attempt to Arab Country

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) issued a statement on Monday regarding their successful interception of drug smuggling attempts outside Lebanon. The Regional Anti-Drug Office in Sidon, part of the Judicial Police Unit, successfully thwarted a smuggling operation on December 30, involving 418,380 Captagon pills concealed professionally inside ...

ISF to Enforce 10 Times Traffic Fine Increase

The Internal Security Forces will begin implementing the provisions of Article 42 of the 2024 General Budget Law, which requires multiplying by 10 times the fines stipulated in the Traffic Law, provided that the fine value is not less than LBP 250,000. In a statement, the ISF requested “drivers” to adhere to the provisions of the Traffic Law ...

Rate of Femicide in Lebanon Increased by an Alarming 300% in 2023

ABAAD, the non-profit organization and Resource Centre for Gender Equality, said on Saturday that the rate of femicide in Lebanon in 2023 increased by 300%. In a statement, ABAAD mentioned that according to the figures obtained from the Internal Security Forces (ISF), "the frequency of violence against women and girls in Lebanon increased in ...

Three Suspects Involved in Murder of Yasser Al-Koukash Arrested

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday the arrest of three suspects involved in the murder of Yasser al-Koukash in Azzouniyeh, Aley district. The suspects are reportedly Syrian nationals. To recall, Koukash was killed on Tuesday after three assailants “tied him up and robbed his apartment.” This is not an isolated ...

ISF Seizes 40 Kilograms of Hashish Concealed Inside a Piano

Two individuals were arrested on Monday in an attempt to smuggle 40 kilograms of hashish concealed inside a piano. According to the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), the network was preparing to smuggle the hahish to Ecuador via Rafic Hariri International Airport. The two men, T.M. (born in 1990) and R.K. (born in 1964), ...

ISF: New Hotline to Report Digital Abuse and Blackmail

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Friday that a hotline has been set up to report cases of digital abuse or blackmail. The telephone assistance service (dial 112) and the online service (https://isf.gov.lb/ar/report) are now available. The Directorate also released two main recommendations for individuals ...

ISF Extends Security Campaign

Internal Security Forces, on Thursday, asserted that “the security plan will be prolonged for several more days in Greater Beirut and its southern suburb, after it proved its effectiveness, especially with a decrease in crime rate.” In a statement, the ISF Public Relations Division refuted “the news circulated by some media outlets and ...

ISF Announces Arrest of Three Human Traffickers in Tripoli

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Thursday that it had arrested three Lebanese smugglers involved in trafficking illegal migrants on “death boats.” The traffickers were caught in the act on the beach of al-Arida in Tripoli on May 15, as they were preparing to smuggle 20 Syrian nationals by sea, the ISF ...

Security Forces Held by Mutineers in Roumieh Prison

Inmates detained several security forces menbers in a mutiny at Roumieh central prison on Monday afternoon.  A special force was called in to control the situation. It was reported that riot police stormed the convicts' building in Roumieh prison, in order to quell a prisoner uprising. Al-Jadeed TV channel said “an uprising and unrest inside ...