Conflict Incident Report

Four Hezbollah fighters killed near border village

Associated Timeline/Case:

Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

September 12, 2014

Death toll:

17persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Hezbollah

Armed militants

At least four Hezbollah fighters were killed overnight Wednesday during clashes with jihadists on the outskirts of a Lebanese border village in the Bekaa Valley.

Fierce clashes erupted between Hezbollah fighters and rebel groups a few kilometers away from the village of Ras Baalbek, near a Hezbollah position in the region.

A total of 17 people were either killed or wounded but only four men were identified as Lebanese resistance fighters, the source said.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Sep-12/270433-four-he...

Primary 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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Four Hezbollah fighters killed near border village