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Army shells gunmen in Arsal outskirts
Associated Timeline/Case:
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
July 16, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
al-Nusra Front
NNA - Lebanese Army soldiers renewed their bombardment of "Nusra Front" militants in the outskirts of eastern Arsal, Wadi Kheil and Khirbet Younine, using heavy artillery and rocket weapons, destroying a number of military vehicles and inflicting casualties among gunmen, NNA correspondent in Baalbek reported
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]
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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