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Conflict Incident Report
Army fights back militants trying to sneak in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek
Associated Timeline/Case:
Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
February 21, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Armed militants
On 21 Feb 15, Lebanese Army fought militants who tried to infiltrate Tallat Al Hamra in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek, using heavy and medium artillery weapons.
Primary category:
Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]
Secondary 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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