Conflict Incident Report

Armed clashes between families in Baalbek renew overnight

Date of incident:

December 26, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

On 26 Dec 15, fierce armed clashes renewed overnight between the Jaafar and Shuqeir families after a dispute that damaged two houses and several cars in Baalbek. Friday's dispute between the two families escalated into an armed clash involving the use of shoulder-fired rockets and machineguns in al-Sharawneh neighborhood in Baalbek.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/198001-armed-clashes-between-families...

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Armed clashes between families in Baalbek renew overnight