Conflict Incident Report

Army deters attack by gunmen on Wadi Hmeid

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

August 28, 2014

Death toll:

1 person

Number of Injured:

1 person

Actors/Parties Involved:

Armed militants

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Militants attacked the Lebanese Army checkpoint in Wadi Hmeid in Arsal on Wednesday after midnight, but the Army repelled them, killing and wounding several militants. No Army casualties were reported. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32249/Army-deters-attack-by-gunme...

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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Conflict Incident Report

Army deters attack by gunmen on Wadi Hmeid