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Conflict Incident Report

LAF deployed in Borj Barjaneh after clashes

Date of incident: 
June 16, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

On 16 May 16, armed clashes erupted in Borj Brajneh-Aain El Delbe , Al Munzer Street, which left a number of wounded. The clashes took place between members of Al Munzer who used machine guns and grenades, while a large number of militants spread across the area. The Lebanese army cordoned the area from outside and deployed a number of vehicles, without entering the fighting zone.

Primary category: 
Military/Security Forces Deployment
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.