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]