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Conflict Incident Report
Several persons arrested in Zgharta
Date of incident:
April 21, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
On 21 Apr 15, in Zgharta, Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) raided a Syrian encampment and arrested twenty one (21) persons.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary):
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.
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.
Nearby Incidents
Zgharta / Fighting broke out in several areas in Beirut
Zgharta / Fighting spreads to the North, Beqaa, and Shouf
Zgharta / Clashes in North Lebanon
Zgharta / Fighting resumes in North and Beirut
Zgharta / Fighting in Tripoli, Zgharta, and Zahle