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Conflict Incident Report

LAF raids Britel neighborhood

Date of incident: 
March 6, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - A task force from the Lebanese Armed Forces raided the homes of several men in Britel wanted for car theft and other charges, and confiscated a quantity of hash from the residence of one of the culprits.
One of the wanted men, identified as A.M., was arrested, according to a report by NNA correspondent. 

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
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.