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Conflict Incident Report

Dispute escalated into shooting in Assoun

Date of incident: 
November 25, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
12persons
In the Dinnieh town of Assoun, a clash erupted on the night of November 25. Following a dispute between two brothers, identified as A.J. and Aa.K., and a group of young men in a cafe, A.J. opened fire on the group of men with a hunting rifle. The clashes wounded 12 people.
 
Sometime later, a number of men from the group set A.J.’s car on fire.
Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.