Conflict Incident Report

Clashes erupted between members of the Jaafar and Al-Jamal clans in Hermel

Date of incident:

June 20, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Armed clashes erupted between members of the Jaafar and Al-Jamal clans in Hermel, near the Syrian border. A security source said that a convoy belonging to notorious drug lord Nouh Zeaiter was shot at during the clashes.
Baalbeck-Hermel is notorious for its clans and the shootouts that take place between rival families.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Jun-22/453981-…

Primary category:

Clashes/Armed Conflict

Secondary Category:

Shooting

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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Conflict Incident Report

Clashes erupted between members of the Jaafar and Al-Jamal clans in Hermel

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