Conflict Incident Report

Hizbullah ambushed armed elements in the outskirts of Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

May 27, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Armed militants

Hezbollah

On 27 May 15, a group of armed elements affiliated to Al-Nusra Front were killed in an ambush conducted by Hizbullah in the outskirts of Arsal. The group was spotted with surveillance drones that were overflying the outskirts of Arsal and Nahle. The group was allegedly seeking to carry out a terror act in al-Kasarat area south of Arsal. An al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front field commander was killed in the ambush and a military vehicle was destroyed.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/180196-report-militants-killed-in-hiz...

Primary category:

Clashes/Armed Conflict

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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Conflict Incident Report

Hizbullah ambushed armed elements in the outskirts of Arsal