Conflict Incident Report

Syrian Citizen Shortly Abducted in Akkar

Date of incident:

April 1, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

A Syrian man, who was kidnapped by gunmen in the northern district of Akkar, was released overnight, the state-run National News Agency reported on Thursday.

Masked armed men abducted on Wednesday the Syrian national, who was only identified by his initials as H.B., in the area of Bebnine and al-Abdeh, NNA said.

But after keeping him in an unidentified location for more than four hours, they released him, the agency quoted the man as telling al-Abdeh police.

He said he was not harmed.

Officers at the police station launched an investigation to identify his abductors, NNA added.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/173981-syrian-citizen-shortly-abducte...

Primary category:

Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Conflicts of social discrimination

Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.

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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian Citizen Shortly Abducted in Akkar