Conflict Incident Report

Kidnapped soldiers' families protest at Riad Solh Square using burning tires

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

November 16, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

Families of the kidnapped soldiers protested Sunday evening at Riad Solh Square in downtown Beirut using burning tires, after receiving communication from the kidnappers threatening to end the lives of 7 soldiers, in wake of failure to drop the life sentences against 5 Islamist militants held in Roumieh Prison.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/36444/Kidnapped-soldiers-39-famil...

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):

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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Kidnapped soldiers' families protest at Riad Solh Square using burning tires