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Conflict Incident Report
Saifi highway blocked
Associated Timeline/Case:
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
July 2, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Families of abducted soldiers [Arsal Clashes]
On 02 July 15, the families of the abducted LAF/ISF soldiers blocked the Saifi highway in both directions with burning tires to draw attention to the almost one-year case of the captives and urge the authorities to prioritize it. Families also urged Turkey and Qatar to work on releasing the detainees.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/183674-relatives-of-arsal-hostages-bl...
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):
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.
Nearby Incidents
Beirut / Shelling of east Beirut and clashes on front lines
Beirut / A bomb-rigged truck exploded in the headquarters of the Kataeb Party in Saifi, in Beirut, killing 3 people and wounding more than 100
Beirut / Military hostages' families block Saifi road
Beirut / Relatives of kidnapped soldiers cut off Sayfi road
Beirut / Anger among relatives of Arsal hostages as police use water cannons to disperse them