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Conflict Incident Report

One killed, two wounded in attempt to burn Syrian refugee camps in Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
September 25, 2014
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Armed militants
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

While the Lebanese Army was raiding camps of Syrian refugees in search for wanted individuals in Arsal, three members on a motorcycle tried to burn a Syrian camp next to the first one. The Army immediatly opened fire on them killing one person and injuring two others.

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.