Imad Yassin

Imad Yassin a Palestinian is the leader of Jund Ash Sham's military wing. He is a dropout of Abu Mohjen's Osbat al-Ansar, which has long been considered a terrorist organization by the United States, due to its connection with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.^[1]

He plegded his allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2013 and later became emir of Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp as part of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant^[2]

Capture

Yassin was arrested by Lebanese Security forces on 22 September 2016 in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, and sentenced to 160 years in a Lebanese military court for shooting at Lebanese soldiers as well as transporting weapons and munitions for militant groups.^[3][4]

References

1. Rabil, Robert G. (2014). Salafism in Lebanon: From Apoliticism to Transnational Jihadism. Georgetown University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-62616-116-0.
2. Arab, The New (2016-09-22). "Lebanon arrests suspected Islamic State group 'emir'". www.newarab.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
3. "Lebanese military court sentences Daesh official to 160 years in prison". Arab News PK. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
4. "Lebanese security forces arrest ISIS Emir in Lebanon". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2016.