Conflict Incident Report

Army detains 22 Syrians over illegally entering Lebanese territories, fire exchange occurs

Date of incident:

May 14, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - A patrol from the Lebanese Army detained 22 Syrians at Swairi region in West Bekaa while trying to enter the Lebanese territories illegally accompanied by the Lebanese Jawad Khalil Janbey and the Syrian Mahmoud Riad Abou Bakr who were trying to smuggle them into Lebanon, a communiqué issued by the Amy Command- the Guidance Directorate said on Saturday.

The communiqué added that armed persons fired at the Army patrol while carrying out its mission so they fired back; however, there were no casualties.

Army members are still following the shooters while the detainees were referred to the concerned authorities.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/61803/Army-detains-22-Syrians-over-il...

Primary category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Secondary Category:

Shooting

Classification of conflict (primary):

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Army detains 22 Syrians over illegally entering Lebanese territories, fire exchange occurs