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Conflict Incident Report

LAF clashes with 3 armed men at Wadi Homeid checkpoint, arrests 2

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
August 29, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Armed militants
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) clashed on Friday with three armed men driving an SUV at Wadi Homeid checkpoint in Arsal. Two of the men were apprehended, both from the town of Arsal. One of the culprits belonged to the Amoun family while the other to the Ezzedine family. The third culprit escaped to the outskirts of Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The LAF confiscated the vehicle and discovered military gear and arms inside it. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32358/LAF-clashes-with-armed-men-...

Primary category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
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.