Conflict Incident Report

Locals cut off Akkar's Bazzal road demanding swift release of abducted soldiers

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

August 29, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Local Residents

Locals cut off Akkar terrain road with burning tires in Akkar's Bazzal town, demanding a swift dealing with the issue of the abducted military soldiers by armed men. The move comes in the context of sit-ins staged by locals in solidarity with the army and to press for the quick release of the kidnapped soldiers who have been held in the captivity of ISIS terrorists for almost a month now. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32353/Locals-cut-off-Akkar-39-Baz... Words delivered by the region's dignitaries and popular figures called on ISIS to set the Army soldiers free and to stop their crimes in the name of Islam.They demanded a bigger role by Muslim scholars to liberate the detained soldiers. The demonstrators blocked the gates of Halba Serail protesting this horrid situation. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32314/Akkar-sitins-in-solidarity-..."

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Locals cut off Akkar's Bazzal road demanding swift release of abducted soldiers