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Conflict Incident Report

Army finds explosives in Aarsal

Date of incident: 
March 9, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
وطنية - صدر عن قيادة الجيش - مديرية التوجيه البيان الآتي: بتاريخه، ضبطت وحدة تابعة لفوج الهندسة في الجيش، في جرود منطقة عرسال، كمية من العبوات والمتفجرات، ومن بينها ثلاث عبوات زنة 50 كلغ وثلاث عبوات زنة 30 كلغ، وعبوة زنة 20 كلغ، وأربعة ألغام مضادة للأفراد، جميعها من مخلفات التنظيمات الإرهابية.
وقد عملت هذه الوحدة على تفكيكها وتفجيرها في مكانها
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.