Conflict Incident Report

Army inflicts casualties in militant ranks in Aarsal

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

May 17, 2015

Death toll:

2persons

Number of Injured:

4persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Armed militants

On 17 May 15, the Lebanese Army inflicted casualties in the ranks of militants using artillery and rocket weapons in Msaydah and Daher Jabal in the outskirts of Aarsal. Media allegedly reported that the dead and injured militants were all transported to a field hospitals in the region of Al-Malahi in Aarsal.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/44266/Army-inflicts-casualties-in-mil...

Primary category:

Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]

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 inflicts casualties in militant ranks in Aarsal