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Syrian boy injured in landmine explosion in Baalbek
Date of incident:
March 11, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
A Syrian boy was injured after accidentally setting off a land mine on the outskirts of east Lebanon’s Baalbeck, the state-run National News Agency reported Sunday. Abdel-Fattah Khaled al-Karkour, born in 2008, was lightly injured and taken to hospital. He was later discharged. The NNA said the explosive was likely left behind by extremist group Daesh (ISIS) during an Army offensive last summer along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Explosion
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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