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FSA faction, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham clash near Arsal
Date of incident:
March 6, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
al-Nusra Front
BEIRUT: Fierce clashes erupted between a Free Syrian Army faction and an extremist militant group on the northeastern outskirts of Lebanon, Hezbollah-linked media reported.
The clashes centered around the Lebanese border village of Khirbet Daoud, on the outskirts of the town of Arsal in the Baalbeck-Hermel Governorate, the Hezbollah-affiliated War Media Center said via Twitter. They were between fighters from Saraya Ahl al-Sham, an FSA faction that is mainly active around the Qalamoun region, and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – previously the Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front – the WMC reported.
Primary category:
Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]
Secondary Category:
Clashes/Armed Conflict
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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