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Conflict Incident Report

Brawl between supporters of Fattoush, Skaff and LAF

Date of incident: 
May 8, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

Supporters of former minister Nicolas Fattoush clashed on Sunday with the Lebanese Forces and Elias Skaff's Popular Bloc in Hawsh al Oumara, Zahle. The clash erupted against the backdrop of notifying Security Forces about the location where votes were being bought from citizens. Lebanese army intervened and resolved the conflict. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/61210/Brawl-between-supporters-of-Fat...

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
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.
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.