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Conflict Incident Report

Army raids Britel in search for kidnapped Kuwaiti

Date of incident: 
January 21, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army raided overnight Britel village in search for the Kuwaiti national, Mohsen Barrack Majed, who was abducted five days ago in Bar Elias.
The Army failed to find Majed or the kidnappers but arrested Ali Dib Ismail who is wanted for committing thefts.

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary 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.