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Hezbollah destroys Daesh command center on Syria border
Date of incident:
April 24, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Hezbollah
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
Hezbollah forces targeted Daesh (ISIS) positions on the northeast Lebanese border near the town of Ras Baalbeck, the Hezbollah-affiliated War Media Center reported via twitter. The outlet said that Hezbollah forces used guided missiles to destroy a Daesh field command center in Shaabat al-Khabiyeh on the outskirts of the town. Several Daesh casualties were reported.
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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