Conflict Incident Report

Highway linking Tripoli, Minnyeh blocked

Associated Timeline/Case:

Tripoli Clashes (starting June 20, 2014)

Date of incident:

October 26, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

Anonymous men cut-off Tripoli-Minnyeh international highway on Sunday, provoking a LAF patrol to head to the region and fire rounds in the air. The patrol took several combat locations particularly at Mankoubeen junction and the area surrounding the pedestrian bridge. The international highway remains blocked on both sides of traffic. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/35410/Highway-linking-Tripoli-Min...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary Category:

Shooting

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):

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

Highway linking Tripoli, Minnyeh blocked