Conflict Incident Report

Fire in a camp for displaced refugees in Aarsal and sound of an explosion

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

January 10, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 10 Jan 16,sound of an explosion in Ras el Sarj s area in Aarsal was heard, in conjunction with a fire that erupted in a Syrian refugee camps in the town, likely to be the result of a grenade explosion or gas bottles. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/200182/ http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/200185/

Primary category:

Explosion

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):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Conflict Incident Report

Fire in a camp for displaced refugees in Aarsal and sound of an explosion