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Conflict Incident Report

Families members of abducted LAF blocked the road at Aarsal

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
March 21, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Families of abducted soldiers [Arsal Clashes]

On 21 Mar 16, family members of abducted LAF soldiers blocked the road from Ain El Chaab checkpoint to Aarsal. The road block was followed by a statement from the protesters apologizing from the Lebanese people and citizens of Aarsal for blocking the road adding that they request the Lebanese government to revive the negotiations and push their sons' file forward. http://www.lebanondebate.com/news/244752

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.
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.