You are here
Conflict Analysis Project » Geo-Located Mapping of Conflicts » LAF arrests shooters in Tripoli supporting Turkish coup
Conflict Incident Report
LAF arrests shooters in Tripoli supporting Turkish coup
Date of incident:
July 16, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians
On 16 July 16, the LAF (Lebanese Army Forces) raided Jabal Mohsen in the northern city of Tripoli over celebratory gunfire after Turkey's army said it had seized power from the government and arrested a number of shooters who had opened fire overnight to celebrate the coup attempt in Turkey.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Raid
Secondary Category:
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary):
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
Tripoli / Fighting broke out in several areas in Beirut
Tripoli / Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese airspace
Tripoli / Fighting spreads to the North, Beqaa, and Shouf
Tripoli / Clashes in North Lebanon
Tripoli / Zgharta Christian kills Tripoli Muslims