2/11/2025
The following statement was issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces, Public Relations Division
The Dammour outpost, part of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit, succeeded in uncovering the circumstances of the rape and murder of a ten-year-old girl (H. M., born in 2015, Syrian national) in the town of Naameh, a crime carried out by a “human monster” in every sense of the word.
The aforementioned outpost was able to arrest the perpetrator:
H. H. (born in 1997, Syrian)
He is the brother of the family’s neighbor. He took the girl and her five-year-old brother, A. M. (born in 2020, Syrian), to the beach where he raped the girl on a dirt hill opposite the Dammour shore to the north. He then killed her by hitting her on the head with a large stone and hid her body among the reeds, under a pile of stones. He then took her brother—who had begun screaming—after hitting him in the face, through the Al-Abbara path in Naameh, where he threw him into the sea, believing he was dead, but divine providence prevented his death.
In Detail: At 23:25 on 31-10-2025, the Dammour outpost received a phone call from a resident of Naameh reporting the discovery of a child with scratches, a head wound, and wet clothes. A patrol immediately went to the location where they saw the child. His father (M. M., born in 1979, Syrian) also arrived, accompanied by the aforementioned (H. H.). As soon as the child saw H. H., he pointed at him, indicating that he was the one who took him and his sister to the sea, where he took his screaming sister and told him to stay next to the motorcycle. The suspect then returned alone to take the boy to the Al-Abbara path in Naameh and threw him into the sea after hitting him in the face.
The suspect was immediately escorted and detained by the officers and taken to the outpost center.
On 1-11-2025, the child’s testimony was heard in the presence of a juvenile protection delegate. He reiterated his statements, and upon being shown the suspect, he accused him again.
Around 17:00 on the same date, during a search operation of the sea and the shore, a patrol found the girl’s body, which was examined by the forensic doctor and the Accidents Bureau in Baabda and then placed in the morgue of a hospital in the area.
During questioning, the mentioned (H. H.) confessed to the charges against him, admitting that he took the two children to the Dammour beach, raped the girl, and killed her by hitting her on the head with a stone, covering her body with stones. He then took her brother to Naameh and threw him into the sea, believing he had died.
(H. H.) was arrested and referred to the Beiteddine Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit for further investigation, based on the competent judiciary’s directive.
Issued by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the daily efforts undertaken by Internal Security Forces units to curb drug trafficking and distribution across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch received information that an individual was distributing drugs in several areas of Akkar Governorate. The specialized units of the Branch immediately launched field and intelligence operations to identify and arrest the suspect. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the Information Branch identified him as: K. A. (born in 1998, Syrian national). On 12-10-2026, a patrol from the Branch arrested him in the town of Tallil – Akkar, and seized the following items in his possession: 6,533 Captagon pills. 72 g of cannabis resin (hashish). 9 g of salvia. A precision scale and a sum of money. During questioning, he confessed to the charges attributed to him. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
22/10/2026
Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by Internal Security Forces units to track down and arrest offenders and individuals wanted by the judiciary throughout Lebanese territory, and following intensive monitoring and investigations, the North Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit arrested the following individuals in the Beddawi area of Tripoli: A. A. (Lebanese) A. H. (Syrian) A. H. (Syrian) They were arrested on charges of motorcycle theft and possession of narcotics. A search of the warehouse where the latter two individuals were residing uncovered various motorcycle parts of different types and colours, as well as narcotic pills. The detainees and the seized items were handed over to the relevant unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against them, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
21/10/2026
Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts by the specialized units of the Internal Security Forces to pursue suspects involved in various crimes, a dispute broke out on 11-10-2026 in the Burj al-Barajneh area between T. Q. (born in 2004, Syrian national) and another individual. During the altercation, T. Q. fired a military-grade pistol at the other individual, striking him in the foot. Following extensive inquiries and investigations, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit managed to determine his whereabouts. On 15-10-2026, a force from the Detachment proceeded to the Burj al-Barajneh area, where it arrested him along with J. Q. (born in 1990, Syrian national). Two mobile phones were seized from them. The two detainees, along with the seized items, were handed over to the relevant unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against them, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
20/10/2026
Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat illegal hunting, particularly the use of bird-extermination nets installed along migration routes, which trap large numbers of birds and wipe out entire flocks, threatening some species with extinction and negatively affecting biodiversity, ecological balance, and natural resources. The North Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit received information that individuals were setting up nets to exterminate birds in preparation for selling them in several scattered villages across the Akkar Plain. In coordination with the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), the MECSHAP Centre, and the international organization CABS, a patrol from the Detachment succeeded in locating the sites where these nets had been installed. Following this, patrols from the Detachment raided several agricultural properties, seizing approximately 165 bird-catching nets covering an estimated total area of 25,000 square metres, in addition to four bird-catching devices, a battery, three loudspeakers, and electrical wires used to operate them. As a result, the total area of nets removed in the operations carried out in the Bekaa and North Lebanon has risen to approximately 63,000 square metres. The seized items were handed over to the relevant unit pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
20/10/2026
