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Conflict Incident Report

Bomb explosion in the outskirts of Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
July 5, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham

A senior militant commander survived a bomb attack in the outskirts of Arsal in eastern Lebanon, a source told the Daily Star.

Abu Khaled al-Talli, a commander in Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – previously known as Nusra Front - survived a road side bomb that detonated as he was passing al-Malahi area in Wadi Hmayed on the outskirts of Arsal, the source said.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Explosion
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.