This visual summarises findings from research by Lebanon Support looking into the impact of the Lebanese government's policies on Syrian refugees' daily lives, specifically: "Formal Informality, Brokering Mechanisms, and Illegality.
This visual highlights the various security systems in selected areas in Lebanon, the multiplicity of formal and informal actors and tacit coordination between these, and the culture of prevention and anticipation of violence, that all contribute to increased control in communities.
This visual looks into incidents of Illicit trade/trafficking/smuggling, Arms storage/smuggling tracked down by Lebanese State actors, as well as explosives dismantled by these actors in 2015. The diagram maps out the monthly frequency of each type of activity per month, their geo-location and spread across the country, and the identified State actors involved.
