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Conflict Incident Report

Hezbollah targets ISIS militants near Ras Baalbek

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
October 26, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
Hezbollah

On 26 Oct 16, Hezbollah fighters targeted ISIS militants along Lebanon’s northeastern border with Syria. The group’s fighters inflicted casualties after it targeted a group of ISIS militants in Qurnat al-Kaf in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek. No further details were given on the number of casualties.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.