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Army deters attack on army base in Wadi Hmayed

Date of incident: 
October 9, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Armed militants

Army Command - Guidance Directorate issued a communiqué on Thursday in which they mentioned that Army units deployed in Wadi Hmayed region in Arsal deterred Wednesday past midnight a terrorist armed group attempt to sneak into one of the military stations.
The communiqué said that the said patrols spotted a terrorist armed group sneaking into one of the military station, directly engaged with them by appropriate weapons and forced them to withdraw and flee towards the highlands.
It also stated that an army station at Al-Masyadeh region in Arsal was subject to fire shooting from the nearby camp of the displaced Syrians; duly, Army members fired back.
"Army elements are currently pursuing the fire shooters to arrest them and refer them to the concerned judiciary authorities," the communiqué added.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/34501/Army-deterring-infiltration...

Primary category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.
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