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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian national apprehended in Bar Elias after murdering sister in law

Date of incident: 
January 11, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

The Internal Security Forces' Information branch apprehended on Wednesday a Syrian national who had gunned down his sister-in-law, a 38-year-old woman, during a family dispute, a statement by the Internal Security Forces said.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.