Conflict Incident Report

Army-smugglers shootout kills Syrian woman

Date of incident:

September 27, 2018

Death toll:

1 person

Number of Injured:

4persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

A Syrian woman was killed and four other people were injured in the Bekaa Thursday, after smugglers exchanged fire with the Lebanese Army during a smuggling operation involving nearly 200 Syrians, according to a statement issued by the Army. The group was being smuggled into Lebanon through an illegal route, but were spotted by Army personnel. According to the statement, the smugglers opened fire toward the Army and also in the direction of the people being smuggled, with Army soldiers returning fire. The statement did not say explicitly which party was responsible for the casualties.

A “large number” of the group of Syrians were arrested and those who were wounded were transported to a hospital in the area for treatment. The Army is still working on tracking down the shooters, the statement said.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Sep-28/464714-…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

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):

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-smugglers shootout kills Syrian woman