Conflict Incident Report

Army deployed after Qaa explosion

Associated Timeline/Case:

Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

June 27, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

"At 4,20 am, on Monday at dawn, a suicide bomber blew himself up in Qaa village in front of the house of a citizen. Then three suicide bombers blew themselves up consecutively on the adjacent road to the aforementioned house.
The bombings claimed the lives of a number of martyrs and left behind wounded citizens, including four soldiers who went to inspect the first blast site.
The Army cordoned off the area and carried out combing operation in search for suspects.
The military police opened investigations into the incident."

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/64607/Qaa-bombings-claim-lives…

Primary category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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