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Conflict Incident Report

Roumieh highway closed to traffic

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
September 7, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

The highway leading to Roumieh prison has been closed to traffic in solidarity with army soldiers' kidnapped by Nosra and ISIS extremists.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32790/Roumieh-highway-closed-to-t...

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.