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Conflict Incident Report
LAF targeted the movement of armed elements in the outskirts of Ras Baalbeck
Associated Timeline/Case:
Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
June 24, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Armed militants
On 24 June 15, the Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) targeted using heavy artillery the movement of armed elements in the outskirts of Ras Baalbeck.
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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