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Hezbollah targeted the movement of Nusra front militants in the outskirts of Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
July 25, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
Hezbollah
al-Nusra Front

Hezbollah fighters killed two Nusra Front militants on Lebanon's northeastern border Saturday, Al-Manar TV reported.
The Hezbollah-run station said its fighters "targeted two deployments of militants in the Dahr al-Hawa area..., killing two Nusra Front militants and the wounding three others," east of Arsal. Hezbollah also shelled a gathering of ISIS militants on the outskirts of the nearby town of Ras Baalbek, destroying two vehicles, the station added. The report said Hezbollah employed heavy artillery and guided missiles in the attack.Later on Saturday, media reports said a two mortars coming from the eastern mountain range fell in a field in Ras Baalbek. Al-Mayadeen TV said the mortars sparked a fire.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jul-25/308300-hezboll...

Primary category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
Secondary Category: 
Murder
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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