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Conflict Incident Report

Exchange of fire in Masoudiye

Date of incident: 
March 25, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

On 25 Mar 17, in Masoudiye, an exchange of fire erupted between the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and a person wanted for abduction operations while arresting him. He was injured and transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
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.