Conflict Incident Report

Army Destroys Vehicle Transporting Jihadists on Arsal Outskirts

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

August 1, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Armed militants

al-Nusra Front

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

The Lebanese army destroyed on Saturday a vehicle transporting gunmen on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, the state-run National News Agency reported. NNA said in the army's operation took place in Khirbet Daoud. The threat of jihadists, deployed on the porous Lebanese-Syrian border, rose a year ago when al-Nusra Front and Islamic State group fighters overran Arsal and engaged in heavy battles with the army.
The gunmen took with them hostages from the military and police and later executed four of them.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/186251-army-destroys-vehicle-transpor...

Primary category:

Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]

Secondary Category:

Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]

Classification of conflict (primary):

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

Army Destroys Vehicle Transporting Jihadists on Arsal Outskirts