Conflict Incident Report

Clashes reignite between two Bekaa families

Date of incident:

February 17, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Clashes reignited between two families in the Bekaa Valley Tuesday night over unsettled disputes, a security source told The Daily Star. The source said members of the Mazloum and Ismail families were battling using a variety of weapons in the Baalbek district town of Taybeh. No casualties have yet to be recorded, the source said, adding that the military had heavily deployed to the area. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Feb-17/337681-clashes...

Primary 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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Clashes reignite between two Bekaa families