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Hizbullah targets IS in Ras Baalbek outskirts
Associated Timeline/Case:
Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
April 4, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Hezbollah
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
Hizbullah fighters launched an attack against an Islamic State position in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek, killing and wounding several, al-Manar TV reported on Monday.
The attack was launched against a position in the al-Zwaytini where Hizbullah was able to destroy the militants' fortifications.
Sources of al-Manar said that Hizbullah had attacked the group when it was receiving reinforcements. It targeted the IS positions with machine guns and shelled their positions leading to a number of unspecified casualties.
The Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said that Hizbullah was able to take control of the military point.http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/206217-hizbullah-targets-is-in-ras-ba...
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.
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