Conflict Incident Report

LAF pound militant posts in outskirts of Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

May 21, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Armed militants

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 21 May 15, the Lebanese Armed Forces targeted militant positions and their movement on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal-North Bekaa.

Troops used heavy artillery and rocket launchers to pound the posts of armed militants and their movement. The army also targeted gunmen on the outskirts of northeastern border village of Ras Baalbek in the Bekaa.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/179617-army-pounds-militant-posts-on-...

Primary category:

Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]

Classification of conflict (primary):

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

LAF pound militant posts in outskirts of Arsal