The 9 Lebanese soldiers taken captive by the Islamic State.

Lebanese security forces arrested an undisclosed amount of Syrian refugees in the Nabatiyeh District of southern Lebanon. The refugees were arrested at a pro-Islamic State demonstration that was inciting sectarian violence against different religious sects. A source revealed no one was injured during the upheaval.

This is not the first time the Lebanese authorities have broken-up an I.S. rally; in early August, a demonstration in the Tripoli Governate resulted in the arrest of two men. Lebanese officials have expressed concern over the recent emergence of the Islamic State within the Lebanese border.

These arrests come one week after the brutal beheading of the Lebanese Army officer, Sgt. ‘Ali Al-Sayyid. The Islamic State released a video of 9 Lebanese Army soldiers pleading to their government and religious leaders to release the I.S. prisoners in the Roumieh Prison. The I.S. has released 13 of the 35 prisoners taken captive from the ‘Arsal District.

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