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Conflict Incident Report
Three Syrian, Russian military choppers fly over Lebanon's border
Date of incident:
January 22, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Russian Military
Syrian Armed Forces
Three Syrian and Russian military choppers carried out an aerial patrol along the northern Lebanese-Syrian border and crossed over Lebanon's airspace over the Baqiya region in Wadi Khaled, where said border intersects.
Primary category:
Air Space Violation
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.
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