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Conflict Incident Report
Exchange of gunfire in Ain al-Hilweh
Date of incident:
September 22, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Fatah
On September 22nd, a personal dispute between two members of the Fatah Movement in Ain al-Hilweh, left one passerby wounded.
An argument between Ayman al-Iraqi and Mahmoud Abu Rakai escalated into shooting inside the Palestinian camp, near the southern city of Sidon. The two men shot at each other across the Al-Fawaqani street with their personal weapons. One man who was passing by the area was injured as a result of the gunfire.
Fatah quickly moved to de-escalate tensions while emphasizing that it was an individual quarrel and that the two had a long-standing dispute.
Primary category:
Brawl/Dispute
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.
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