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Conflict Incident Report
Shooting in Saadiyet
Date of incident:
February 19, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 19 Feb 16, at 2140hrs, in Saadiyet, a dispute erupted between unidentified persons and escalated into heavy shooting. LAF deployed and contained the situation. http://www.lebanondebate.com/news/239433
Primary category:
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary Category:
Shooting
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):
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.
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