Conflict Incident Report

Arsal resident killed, senior Islamic state official killed in retaliation

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

March 18, 2015

Death toll:

2persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Armed militants

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

On 18 Mar 15, two (2) Syrian gunmen in a white KIA vehicle shot to death a Lebanese national (Ali Ezzeddine, aka Ali Badriyeh) outside his house in Arsal. Later on, at 2021hrs, members of Ezzeddine's family killed senior Islamic State official Abu Omar al-Tartousi in retaliation.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/172085-syrian-gunmen-kill-arsal-resid...

Primary category:

Murder

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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Conflict Incident Report

Arsal resident killed, senior Islamic state official killed in retaliation