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Conflict Incident Report

Soldier wounded in shooting at Army patrol in Zahriye

Date of incident: 
October 17, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Soldier Jamal Aashek got injured at dawn as unidentified persons shot at an Army patrol in Zahriye.
The wounded soldier has been transferred to a nearby hospital in Zgharta for treatment.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/34914/Soldier-wounded-in-shooting...

Primary category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.