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LAF targets militants in Arsal, Ras Baalbek

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
April 25, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Armed militants

NNA - The Lebanese Armed Forces targeted on Saturday the movements and gathering points of armed militants in Anti Lebanon with heavy and long range artillery particularly in the outskirts of Arsal and northern Bekaa.
NNA field correspondent also reported that the LAF was shelling militants in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek, at the border between Syria and Lebanon.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/43407/LAF-targets-militants-in-Arsal-...

Primary category: 
Clashes/Armed Conflict
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.