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Conflict Incident Report

Army targets positions of IS in Ras Baaalbek outskirts

Date of incident: 
August 27, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

The Lebanese Army targeted with artillery on Thursday morning positions of IS in Ras Baalbek outskirts leaving militant casualties, NNA field reporter said.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/48730/Army-targets-positions-of-IS-in...

Primary category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.