LBN33055
| Title | Actors/Parties Involved | Description | Date of incident | Death toll | Number of Injured | Sources of Conflict | Security Incident Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israeli reconnaissance plane violates Lebanese airspace |
NNA - An Israeli enemy reconnaissance plane violated on Sunday at 9:50 p.m. the Lebanese skies over Alma Al-Shaab village, made a U turn over the South and Damour regions, and then left at 6:30 a.m. from above Rmeich village, a communiqué issued by the Army Command- the Guidance Directorate said on Monday. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/62070/Army-Israeli-enemy-drone-violat... |
Monday, May 16, 2016 to Tuesday, May 17, 2016 | 0persons | 0persons | Air Space Violation | ||
| Rocket hits Mashta Hammoud, no casualties reported | Armed militants |
A rockets originating from the Syrian side landed in Mashta Hammoud village in Akkar with no casualties reported, the NNA correspondent said. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/52462/Rocket-hits-Mashta-Hammoud-no-c... |
Thursday, July 2, 2015 | 0persons | 0persons | Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks] | |
| Saadiyat – Damour road blocked | Lebanese Civilians |
On 24 May 15, at 2116hrs, supporters of Future Party blocked the Saadiyat – Damour road following the televised speech of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nassrallah. The Security Forces deployed and reopened the road. |
Sunday, May 24, 2015 | 0persons | 0persons | Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...] | |
| Hand grenade detonated in Damour |
On 22 Mar 15, at 1023hrs, in Damour, Security Forces detonated a hand grenade found in front of the mayor’s residence. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/41970/Security-forces-work-on-detonat... |
Sunday, March 22, 2015 | 0persons | 0persons | Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining | ||
| Nehmeh clash leads to shooting and injuries |
An individual clash between a number of young men in the town of Haret Nehmeh developed into shooting on Saturday evening, which resulted in a number of injuries who were rushed to nearby hospitals. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/36081/Nehmeh-clash-leads-to-shoot... |
Saturday, November 8, 2014 | 0persons | 0persons | Shooting | ||
| Israeli aircraft targeted civilian infrastructure in 10 raids, namely power stations in Jamhour, Bsalim, Baalbeck, and Bint Jbeil, and a mobile telephone station in Jiyeh, north of Saida and destroyed the Awali River bridge | Israeli army |
June 24, 1999: Israeli aircraft targeted civilian infrastructure in 10 raids, namely power stations in Jamhour, Bsalim, Baalbeck, and Bint Jbeil, and a mobile telephone station in Jiyeh, north of Saida. It also destroyed the Awali River bridge close to Saida. Civilian casualties are listed below: - In Jamhour, five firefighters dead and 12 people wounded. - In Damour, on the coastal highway, two dead. - In Baalbeck, around 30 people wounded. - At the Awali bridge, five civilians and two Lebanese soldiers wounded. During this period, Lebanese civilians, including children and elderly, continued to be forcibly expelled from the Israeli-occupied territory by the SLA. Several hundred people were victims of this practice, which began in 1985. |
Thursday, June 24, 1999 | 7persons | 49persons | Air Strike | |
| Sectarian-based killings in the Chouf |
Sectarian-based killings in the Shuf: Brih (19), Kfar Qatra (14), Ain Zhalta (11), Sirjbal (11), Binwayti (10), Barouk (2), Damour (7 elderly people), Fraydis (3), Kfar Nabrakh (5), Kfarnis (2), J‘ayil (7), Wadi Bnahlay (13), Mazra‘at al-Shuf (6), and Chwaliq Deir al-Qamar (2). |
Wednesday, September 7, 1983 to Friday, September 16, 1983 | 112persons | 0persons | Murder, Raid | ||
| Maritime rescue team recovers body of Syrian in Damour |
The maritime rescue unit recovered on Thursday the body of Syrian national, Ahmad Atari Abdo, who had drowned in an agricultural lake in Damour. The body of the deceased has been duly transferred to Jiyyeh hospital for treatment. |
Thursday, August 28, 2014 | 1 person | 0persons | Personal Accident [inc. drowning, suicide...] | ||
| Car accident leaves one dead in Damour |
Two cars collided on Wednesday night on Damour-Sidon road and left one individual dead, Traffic Management Center said. |
Thursday, August 28, 2014 | 1 person | 0persons | Car Accident | ||
| Druze offensive on Christian villages | Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Lebanese Arab Army (LAA), National Movement (NM) |
Between April and June 1976, Druze militias, with the support of the LAA and NM allies, were killing Christian civilians and destroying and looting their villages. These incidents prompted the Christian population to flee toward the Western Beqaa, Zahleh, and the Metn (Bikfaya), areas under the control of Christian militias. This offensive killed numerous civilians. On Paril 12, 1976, Caritas issued the following estimates: 95 villages were looted and their inhabitants displaced, 250,000 people were homeless, and 750,000 were in urgent need of food. |
Thursday, April 1, 1976 to Wednesday, June 30, 1976 | 69persons | Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release], Clashes/Armed Conflict, Cruel Treatment and Torture, Murder | ||
| Attack to empty Damour and Jiyeh | Lebanese Communist Party, Organization of Communist Action Lebanon (OCAL), Al-Murabitoun (Independent Nasserist Movement), Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), National Movement (NM), Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), As-Saiqa (Vanguard of the Popular Liberation War), Fatah |
The militias went into Damour and Jiyeh and proceeded to kill entire families, including children, women, and elderly people. Rapes, burning, looting, and destruction also occurred. Civilians who had sought refuge in the church were killed or summarily executed. Graves were desecrated. A priest who survived the attack reported that whole families were killed in their homes, many women were gang-raped, and few of them were left alive afterward. Between 150 and 500 civilians were killed that day, out of an estimated population of 35,000. The groups that took part in the attack were mainly formed of NM and PLO militias, DFLP, Fatah, as well as as-Sa`iqa, LCP, OCAL, and Murabitun. There was a decision to “empty the city,” and the operation was conducted under the command of Fatah and as-Sa`iqa. |
Tuesday, January 20, 1976 | 500persons | Clashes/Armed Conflict, Forced Displacement of Population, Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence], Murder, Robbery/Trespassing, Shooting | ||
| Siege of Jiyeh and Damour begins | Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), National Movement (NM) |
On January 9, 1976, five days after the siege of the Palestinian camps had begun, Palestinian armed groups laid siege to the two Christian towns of Damour and Jiyeh, located on the southern coastal road between Beirut and Saida, an area under the control of the PLO and NM. Militias cut off access to water, supplies, and electricity, and stopped the Lebanese Red Cross from entering to evacuate people wounded from the shelling assaults. |
Friday, January 9, 1976 | Bombardment, Clashes/Armed Conflict, Raid |