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Conflict Incident Report
LAF arrests 14 Syrians in Zgharta
Date of incident:
May 1, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
On 01 May 15, a Lebanese Armed Forces' patrol raided the encampments of Syrian refugees in the towns of Aarjass, Kfar Shakna and Daraya in Zgharta district and apprehended fourteen Syrians on charges of suspicious behaviour and for failing to present identification cards.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/43653/LAF-arrests-14-Syrians-in-Zgharta
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.
Nearby Incidents
Zgharta / Fighting broke out in several areas in Beirut
Zgharta / Fighting spreads to the North, Beqaa, and Shouf
Zgharta / Clashes in North Lebanon
Zgharta / Fighting resumes in North and Beirut
Zgharta / Fighting in Tripoli, Zgharta, and Zahle