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Conflict Incident Report

Syrians call on UN chief to help them after eviction warning

Date of incident: 
March 24, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 24 Mar 16, Syrian refugees protested in a south Lebanon town and called on U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon to help them stay in their current homes after being informed they were being evicted.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Mar-24/343926-syrians...

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
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.