Conflict Incident Report

Heavy shelling in Baalbek after Army intercepts suspicious militant activity

Date of incident:

February 3, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Armed militants

Heavy shelling and skirmishes were witnessed throughout the night of Monday-Tuesday in the whereabouts of the Lebanese Army's base in Talet Al-Hamra of Ras Baalbek outskirts, NNA field reporter said on Tuesday morning.

In further details, the Army intercepted suspicious militant activity in said region, a thing which sparked a fire exchange between both sides, NNA reporter added.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/40049/Heavy-shelling-in-Baalbek-a...

Primary category:

Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]

Secondary Category:

Clashes/Armed Conflict

Classification of conflict (primary):

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Heavy shelling in Baalbek after Army intercepts suspicious militant activity