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Conflict Incident Report

4 Suicide bombings in Qaa following gunfire and grenade explosion

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
June 27, 2016
Death toll: 
5persons
Number of Injured: 
19persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Islamic State (IS); Daech *

NNA - Emerging details of what happened moments before the Qaa blasts indicate that, at 4:00 am this morning, the family of Talal Mokallad sensed strange movement in the area which prompted Chady Mokallad to investigate the matter.

An exchange of fire took place with a terrorist who threw at him a hand grenade that made people rush to the scene. When gathered there, the terrorist blew himself up causing casualties. Three suicide bombers blew themselves up consecutively on the adjacent road to the aforementioned house afterwards around 4:20am.

The bombings killled five people and woundied 19 others.

Primary category: 
Shooting
Secondary Category: 
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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.