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Conflict Incident Report

Families of abducted soldiers block Laboweh highway

Date of incident: 
August 31, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Families of abducted soldiers [Arsal Clashes]

NNA field correspondents reported on Sunday that the families of Lebanese soldiers held hostage after Arsal incidents took to the streets to protest the prolonged release process. The families blocked Laboweh international highway with burning tires and demanded the release of their children.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32409/Families-of-abducted-soldie...

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.