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Conflict Incident Report
ISF personnel assaulted in Tripoli
Date of incident:
May 8, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians
Members of an Internal Security Forces patrol were assaulted and shot at by a unknown suspects in central Tripoli’s Nijmeh Square. The disagreement erupted after a man was not allowed to proceed through an area on his motorbike. An ISF official was injured after being struck on his head, and the assailant fled the scene. The ISF is still looking for the man.
Primary category:
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary Category:
Assault
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.
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