Conflict Incident Report

Army was shelling militants in Arsal

Date of incident:

July 5, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Armed militants

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army was shelling militants on the Lebanon-Syrian border with heavy artillery, Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said. The Lebanese Army regularly targets militants on Lebanon’s eastern border were Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham still operate.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jul-05/411766-…

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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Army was shelling militants in Arsal

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