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Hezbollah rocket attack kills 5 Nusra militants in northeast Lebanon: source

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
October 21, 2015
Death toll: 
5persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
al-Nusra Front
Hezbollah

Hezbollah Wednesday hit al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front militants with two rockets on Lebanon's northeastern border, killing five and wounding six others, a security source told The Daily Star.
The attack took place in the area of Wadi al-Khayl on the outskirts of Arsal, the source said.
The incident comes two days after a suspected Lebanese Army airstrike targeted Nusra Front militants inside a Syrian refugee camp.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Oct-21/319678-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.