evidence: On 01 July 15, the Lebanese Army arrested at a checkpoint in Aarsal a citizen for trying to smuggle a Syrian into the Lebanese territories. Later the Syrian man admitted to belonging to a terrorist organization. [...] Media allegedly reported that after the Lebanese army succeeded in thwarting six gunmen from entering Lebanon through the northeastern border town of Aarsal, killing two, while the rest escaped Hizbullah stopped an armed group from infiltrating Lebanese territories from an area between al-Alali and al-Abyad mountains in the eastern mountain range. The army frequently shells the positions of gunmen situated on the porous Lebanese-Syrian border, halting their advancement towards Lebanese territory. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/183229-report-army-tightening-noose-o... [...] On 12 June 15, a member of the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Nusra Front group was arrested in the northeastern border town of Aarsal for having links to various bombings that have taken place in Lebanon in recent months. Ahmed al-Atrash, also known as Nisr Arsal, was arrested by the army intelligence. He is accused of transporting explosives-rigged cars that were used in bombings in Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahieh and the Bekaa area of al-Hermel, both Hizbullah targets. He is also accused of being involved in fighting against the army.