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Soldier Wounded after Coming under Fire from Syrian Side of Border
Date of incident:
January 15, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
A Lebanese soldier suffered bruises on Thursday after his car came under fire in the northern Akkar district from the Syrian side of the border, the state-run National News Agency reported.
NNA said Y.W. was on the main road of Hakr Janine-Abboudieh when his car was shot at from Syrian territories.
His vehicle then veered off the road and hit a wall, it said.
The soldier was taken to a hospital in the region after the crash left him bruised, the agency added.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/163164-soldier-wounded-after-coming-u...
Primary category:
Shooting
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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