Conflict Incident Report

Mash'ha Highway cutoff to traffic in demand for the release of kidnapped soldiers

Date of incident:

August 30, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Families of abducted soldiers [Arsal Clashes]

Citizens of the town of Mash'ha cut-off the road before traffic at the intersection to the town of Miniara in Akkar, in protest against the kidnapping of Lebanese Army soldier, Ibrahim Mustapha Shaaban, from their town, demanding his release along with all other soldiers who were abducted by terrorist groups in Arsal, NNA correspondent in Akkar reported Saturday evening.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32406/Mash-39-ha-Highway-cutoff-t...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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Conflict Incident Report

Mash'ha Highway cutoff to traffic in demand for the release of kidnapped soldiers