Conflict Incident Report

Armed men kidnap engineer from Arsal

Date of incident:

July 17, 2014

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Armed men abducted the engineer Mohammed al-Qadi as he was present at the outskirts of the town of Arsal.
Engineer al-Qadi is from the Beqai town of Labweh.

The armed men took the abducted engineer to the terrains of Arsal.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/30085/Armed-men-kidnap-engineer-f...

Primary category:

Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

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Conflict Incident Report

Armed men kidnap engineer from Arsal