Conflict Incident Report

Army: Officer wounded in Hourtaala

Date of incident:

August 12, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

1 person

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - An officer was wounded yesterday (Friday) evening in Hourtaala when an Army patrol interfered to end a clash which broke out among persons of Al-Masri family over previous family disagreements, a communiqué issued by Army Command - Guidance Directorate said on Saturday.

The communiqué added that the clash intensified and weapons were used, so an Army patrol interfered to impose security and stability but the armed persons opened fire at them and lightly injured an officer.

The Army members shot back and carried out raids during which they detained three of the aggressors and confiscated an amount of light and medium weapons, ammunition and military equipment.

Calm was restored in the village and an Army force continues to pursue the culprits to arrest them and refer them to the concerned authorities, the communiqué said.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/66842/Army-Officer-wounded-in-…

Primary category:

Clashes/Armed Conflict

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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Army: Officer wounded in Hourtaala

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