Conflict Incident Report

Hezbollah-linked group cuts off south Lebanon road with after arrest

Date of incident:

February 16, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Hezbollah

Lebanese Civilians

Members of the Hezbollah-affiliated Resistance Brigades cut off a road with burning tires Tuesday in south Lebanon after police arrested a wanted man, security sources told The Daily Star. The sources said police intelligence arrested M.D., wanted for attacking Internal Security Forces members two years ago, which prompted individuals from the Resistance Brigades to block a road in Sidon’s Villat neighborhood. No other details were given. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Feb-16/337559-hezboll...

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):

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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Conflict Incident Report

Hezbollah-linked group cuts off south Lebanon road with after arrest