Conflict Incident Report

Protesters block Masnaa crossing over Madaya siege

Date of incident:

January 6, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Hundreds of demonstrators briefly blocked the road near the Masnaa border crossing in east Lebanon to protest a debilitating siege of a Syrian border town where many residents have reportedly starved to death. A similar protest was held in Beirut’s Hamra area near the Lebanese Red Cross headquarters after Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, viewed as the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, called on its supporters to rally against the situation in the town of Madaya, which is being besieged by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s troops.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-09/330983-…

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

Protesters block Masnaa crossing over Madaya siege