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Conflict Incident Report

Army Hunts Fugitives in Baalbek

Date of incident: 
January 14, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

The Lebanese army carried out raids early Thursday in the neighborhood of Sharawneh in the eastern city of Baalbek in search for outlaws.
The state-run National News Agency said the military clashed with gunmen during the raids.
The military brought in reinforcements from the Sheikh Abdullah barracks in Baalbek and expanded its deployment near the Sharawneh neighborhood, it added.
The army has on numerous occasions clashed with gunmen from the Jaafar clan in Sharawneh.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/199355-army-hunts-fugitives-in-baalbek

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.