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Conflict Incident Report

Boy shot with Syrian fire in Aboudieh outskirts

Date of incident: 
March 24, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Armed militants

NNA - 11-year-old Lebanese child, Hassan Shaaban, on Thursday was shot with bullets which landed in Abboudieh outskirts, coming from the Syrian side of the border, NNA field reporter said.

Hassan, who was herding his cattle at the time of the incident, was immediately transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/58962/Boy-shot-with-Syrian-fire-in-Ab...

Primary category: 
Shooting
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.