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Army targeted Daech positions in Ras Balbeek and al Qaa outskirts
Date of incident:
August 15, 2017 to August 17, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
The Lebanese Army resumed bombarding Daesh locations in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa with intermittent artillery fire.
They shelled positions of Daesh with heavy artillery and rocket launchers, in order to launch an offensive against the militants entrenched on the Syrian border.
On the 17th afternoon, the Lebanese Army stepped up its attacks on Daesh (ISIS) after intermittent bombing throughout the day.
Successful attacks on the militant's ranks have been reported.
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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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