Conflict Incident Report

Army runs patrols in Hourtaala, carries out raids

Date of incident:

August 12, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - The Lebanese army was running patrols in the town of Hourtaala, which witnessed earlier clashes with machine guns between people of Al-Masri family due to revenge disputes, NNA reporter said on Friday.

The army was carrying out raids to arrest shooters.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/66835/Army-runs-patrols-in-Hou…

Primary category:

Raid

Secondary Category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

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.

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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Army runs patrols in Hourtaala, carries out raids

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