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Conflict Incident Report

Arrests in Taraya-Baalbek

Date of incident: 
September 7, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

On 07 Sep 16, the Lebanese Armed Forces raided several houses in Taraya-Baalbek and arrested 2 people from the Hamieh Family. They were arrested for celebratory shooting. Grenades and ammunition were also confiscated during the raid.

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.