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Conflict Incident Report

LAF raids home of wanted man in Hermel

Date of incident: 
December 8, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

A LAF task force raided at dawn the residence of Walid Kamel Aalam in Hermel, who is wanted for shooting and killing an ISF member in 2009. The army confiscated from said residence a Kalashnikov rifle, gun, and 2000 rounds of live ammunition, 200 kgs of Hash and 11 kgs of other narcotics. The army also confiscated a machine used in the manufacture and packaging of drugs, 14 surveillance cameras, a number of wireless communication devices and military gear.

Primary category: 
Arms Storage/Smuggling
Secondary Category: 
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
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.