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Conflict Incident Report
5 IS Militants Killed as Hizbullah
Date of incident:
October 16, 2015
Death toll:
5persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Hezbollah
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
On 16 Oct 15, media reported that Hizbullah fighters shelled positions of the jihadist Islamic State group in an area near the Syrian border, killing five militants. The shelling occurred on the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Ras Baalbek, where IS fighters and Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, known as al-Nusra Front, are active.
Primary category:
Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]
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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