Conflict Incident Report

Hezbollah attacks militants on east Lebanon border

Date of incident:

June 6, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Hezbollah

Armed militants

On 06 Jun 16, Hezbollah fighters targeted a militant convoy near the eastern Lebanese border with Syria, killing and wounded a number of their members. The Hezbollah-affiliated War Media Center tweeted that the group targeted a four-wheel drive vehicle for militants in the village of Sabna, southwest of the border village of Tfeil, in the Bekaa Valley. As the militants attempted to evacuate their casualties, Hezbollah targeted them again, inflicting more losses, the center later added.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jun-06/355565-hezboll...

Primary category:

Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]

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

Hezbollah attacks militants on east Lebanon border