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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrested three gang members for stealing vehicles

Date of incident: 
February 25, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

On 25 Feb 15, in Masoudieh, Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested three (3) members (Lebanese nationals) of a gang that steals cars and motorcycles for resale in Syria.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Feb-25/288756-police-...

NB: Please note that the report did not mention a specific location for this security incident.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.
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.