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Army found weapons cache in Ras Baalbeck outskirts
Date of incident:
November 7, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Armed militants
The Lebanese Army seized a cache of weapons in the outskirts of Ras Baalbeck believed to have been left behind by militant organizations.
As a result of search operations, an Army force seized terrorist remnants in caves in Wadi Rafek. It included 10 RPG rounds with a launcher, 26 hand grenades and three assault rifles, as well as a quantity of medium and light rounds.
The area where the weapons were found was the site of the Army’s ‘Fajr Al-Jouroud’ August offensive to clear Daesh (ISIS) militants from around 120 square kilometers of Lebanese territory between the southeast of Al-Qaa, the east of Ras Baalbeck and the northeast of Arsal.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
Classification of conflict (primary):
Border conflicts (Israeli border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts instigated by Israeli intrusions on Lebanese national territories, airspace, and territorial waters. While there currently is no Israeli military occupation on Lebanese soil, these events are classified as violations of Lebanese sovereignty and are indicative of the continuous tensions between Lebanon and Israel.
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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