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Conflict Incident Report

Hezbollah kills 3 Nusra fighters along Lebanon border

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
February 22, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
al-Nusra Front
Hezbollah

Hezbollah Monday killed three Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front gunmen and wounded five others on the outskirts of Lebanon's northeastern border, a security source told The Daily Star.

Hezbollah's Al-Manar television reported in a newsflash that "resistance fighters targeted a group of Nusra Front gunmen with artillery weapons."

The attack occurred in the area of Wadi al-Kheil on the outskirts of Arsal.

No further details were given.

http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Feb-22/338527-hezbollah-t...

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.