Conflict Incident Report

Relatives of captured military elements cut off Qalamoun road

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

October 22, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Families of abducted soldiers [Arsal Clashes]

Families of the kidnapped military soldiers blocked on Wednesday morning Qalamoun road with concrete blocks.

The relatives confirmed that today is a day of rage, warning that the maritime road will be blocked at 3;00 p.m. isolating Tripoli and Akkar from the rest of the regions.
The protesters held the Cabinet and the ministers responsible of what might happen, adding "the mothers of the captive soldiers threatened to burn themselves before the media outlets."
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/35167/Relatives-of-captured-milit...

Primary category:

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

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):

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.

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Relatives of captured military elements cut off Qalamoun road