Conflict Incident Report

Miryata – Denniyeh road blocked

Date of incident:

May 21, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

2persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 21 May 17, citizens blocked the Miryata – Denniyeh road with burning tires to protest a previous verdict. The Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) interfered and fired shots in the air to reopen the road. Two (2) ISF members were injured.

Source Link:

http://www.lebanondebate.com/news/334775

Primary category:

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

Secondary Category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

Classification of conflict (primary):

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.

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Miryata – Denniyeh road blocked