Conflict Incident Report

FSA faction, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham clash near Arsal

Date of incident:

March 6, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

al-Nusra Front

BEIRUT: Fierce clashes erupted between a Free Syrian Army faction and an extremist militant group on the northeastern outskirts of Lebanon, Hezbollah-linked media reported.

The clashes centered around the Lebanese border village of Khirbet Daoud, on the outskirts of the town of Arsal in the Baalbeck-Hermel Governorate, the Hezbollah-affiliated War Media Center said via Twitter. They were between fighters from Saraya Ahl al-Sham, an FSA faction that is mainly active around the Qalamoun region, and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – previously the Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front – the WMC reported.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Mar-07/396382-…

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.

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FSA faction, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham clash near Arsal