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Conflict Incident Report

Dispute between Lebanese and displaced Syrians in Aakkar

Date of incident: 
April 26, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Civilians

On 26 Apr 16, a man was injured after a dispute between Lebanese nationals and displaced Syrian refugees that escalated into aggravated assault with the use of sharp tools in Qobayyat-Aakkar.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/219304/

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary Category: 
Assault
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):
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.