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Individual incident markerIndividual incidents are incidents of conflict which took place in a specific time and place, and are categorized and classified upon assessing the types of events that took place, some incidents have a prolongued time frame, such as battles, or prolongued armed clashes. Incidents may have more than one category or classification. [Once you click on an individual incident, a pop-up box will appear showing the details of the incident].
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Red ClusterClustering: A cluster is a grouping of incident markers, its color changes between green, yellow and red indicating the number of incidents grouped within that cluster. Clustering works by dividing the map into squares of certain size (the size changes at different zoom levels) and then grouping the markers into each grid-square. The color of the cluster changes based on the average maximum and minimum of all incidents markers shown on the map. The number indicated on the cluster is the number of individual incidents grouped within the cluster. [To be able to see the different incidents grouped within a cluster, click on the cluster, the map will zoom in to the different incidents grouped within in].
To view all incidents that took place in a specific location, you can either click on the village name in the table available on the map, or click one incident present at that loation on the map, and inside the description box click on the village name, once you have done that, you will be forwarded to the village profile, where all incidents that took place in that location are listed in a table which can be filtered based on existing indicators used in the conflict mapping and analysis.
Classification of Conflict:
The below classifications were developed based on an analysis of existing incidents, and they attempt to provide users with a different method of reading the results of the map.
- Boundary conflicts (Lebanon/Syria): conflicts which arise between rival armed groups in-between the Lebanese/Syrian borders and involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and the Syrian side in both Syria and Lebanon. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. IS, Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or any other national entity.
- Boundary conflicts (Lebanon/Israeli Occupation): Conflicts and/or violations instigated by the Israeli Occupation on Lebanese Territories, Airspace and Naval space, while no direct military occupation exists on Lebanese soil.
- Power and governance conflicts: Violent or Non-Violent Conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These conflicts are characterised mainly by actors attempting to establish direct control over territories and areas, by contesting other groups or state armed forces. They may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties.
- Conflicts of Socio-Economic development: Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources. This includes incidents which have both a peaceful (social movements and mobilisations, trade union mobilisations, etc.) and/or a violent nature (Violent riots against electricity cuts, lack of municipal funding, etc.).
- Conflicts of Social discrimination: Violent attacks and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, due to lack of protection of rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities (such as attacks against women, refugees, homosexuals, foreign workers, among others).
- Individual Acts of violence: Individual violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda, and are mainly classified as individual crimes such as kidnappings for ransom or armed robberies, among others.
- Policy conflicts: conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding different matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, protesting government political decisions, among others.