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Army: Munitions seized at ISIS former positions
Date of incident:
August 21, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
On 21 Aug 17, Lebanese army units have seized large quantities of weapons, munitions, and explosives inside the positions formerly occupied by ISIS. The seized weaponry included medium and heavy machine guns, in addition to mortar bombs, hand grenades, surface-to-air missiles, mines, and war rifles.
Primary category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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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