Conflict Incident Report

2 Militants Dead as Army Stops Infiltration Attempts

Date of incident:

August 17, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Armed militants

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

The Lebanese army has thwarted an attempt by gunmen to infiltrate Lebanese territories in the eastern Bekaa Valley, leaving two militants dead, the military and state-run National News Agency said on Monday. Two militants were killed and five injured in the areas of al-Misyada and Wadi Hmeid in an ambush on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, they said. The army transported the two bodies to Hermel's state hospital. NNA identified the gunmen as Islamic State group militants Mohammed Kanj and Ali Mtaweh.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/187538-2-militants-dead-as-army-stops...

Primary category:

Shooting

Secondary Category:

Arrest/Detention

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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Conflict Incident Report

2 Militants Dead as Army Stops Infiltration Attempts