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Conflict Incident Report

Daech targeted Army posts on Qaa

Date of incident: 
August 7, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army came under rocket attack by Daesh (ISIS) in northeast Lebanon , prompting soldiers to hit back with considerable force.

Security sources confirmed that four Grad rockets were launched by militants at Army outposts in Qaa. Four other rockets hit the town’s outskirts and surrounding areas, according to a statement from the Army, which added that the military fired back salvoes of rockets and artillery shells.

Primary category: 
Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]
Secondary Category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
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.