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Conflict Incident Report

Army arrested shooter in Khaldeh

Date of incident: 
January 8, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army Command issued a communique saying that the Syrian Ahmad Abdul Latif Jmalo shot dead the Lebanese Mohammad Hussein Makki in Khaldeh after a dispute over previous matters. Immediately, the army intervened and restored the ambience to normal after catching the shooter and referring him to the competent authority.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.