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Army arrests six men over Tripoli shooting
Date of incident:
September 3, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
On 03 Sep 17, the Lebanese Armed Forces arrested six individuals suspected of being involved in a shooting in Tripoli's Al-Hara al-Barraniyeh neighborhood that left one man dead the day before. In a crackdown on the residences of those involved in the incident in the Army confiscated two Kalashnikov rifles, two pistols and three hand grenades. The Army also found two rocket-propelled grenades and six missiles of different calibers. A number of two-way radios and light-weight ammunition were also seized, in addition to a Daesh (ISIS) flag.
Primary category:
Raid
Secondary Category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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.
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