Conflict Incident Report

Five suicide bombings, an explosive device and a grenade attack were launched against the Lebanese Army earlyin the northeastern border town of Arsal, leaving seven soldiers wounded, an Army statement said.

A suicide bomber blew himself up with an explosive belt as an Army patrol was inspecting the Nawar camp for Syrian refugees in Arsal, according to the statement. “He blew himself up ... in front of one of the raiding patrols, leaving [the bomber] dead and leaving three soldiers lightly wounded,” the Army said.

Later, another three suicide bombers blew themselves up, but no injuries or casualties among the raiding patrol were recorded. The Army statement, however, didn’t specify where the later attack took place. These terrorists also blew up one other explosive device, the statement added.

“Army forces seized four [additional] explosive devices that were ready to be detonated," the statement added. "The military expert immediately detonated these devices in the places they were planted.”

In another operation, a terrorist blew himself up using an explosive belt as the Army was inspecting the Qareiah camp for Syrian refugees in Arsal. No casualties among the Army soldiers were reported from the explosion, the statement said.

However, "another terrorist tossed a hand grenade at one of the patrols, leaving four soldiers lightly wounded,” the statement said, adding that Army units were continuing with raids and inspection operations in search of other terrorists, weapons and explosives.