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Conflict Incident Report

Army: Moustapha Mohammed killed after opening fire against soldiers

Date of incident: 
September 27, 2016
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

NNA - The citizen Moustapha Mohammad Al-Ahmad known as Moustapha Awad was killed at 6:20 a.m. at the border Kneisseh village in Akkar during exchange of fire when an Army patrol attempted to arrest him over belonging to the terrorist Daesh organization, Army Command- Guidance Directorate said in a communiqué issued.
The communiqué pointed out that the wanted opened fire at the Army members who fired back causing his death.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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):
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.