Conflict Incident Report

Army finds explosive devices near Al-Qaa

Date of incident:

December 18, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army found five improvised explosive devices near the northeastern town of Al-Qaa, an Army statement said.

The Army said each device weighed around 15 kg and that they were all left behind by “terrorist organizations” that were expelled from the area earlier this year.

Various types of weapons are being found on a regular basis in Al-Qaa as the Army moves to secure the outskirts of the town following separate Hezbollah and Army operations in July and August that expelled Daesh (ISIS) and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – the militant entity formerly known as the Nusra Front – from Arsal, Ras Baalbeck and Al-Qaa.

Source Link:

https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Dec-19/430772…

Primary category:

Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining

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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Army finds explosive devices near Al-Qaa