Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army: soldier, wanted person killed in Bebnine Akkar

Date of incident:

March 3, 2015

Death toll:

2persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Armed militants

On 03 March 2015, Army Command - Guidance Directorate issued a communiqué announcing that a soldier was martyred and the wanted Abdel Rahman Ahmad Tamer was killed during an Army raid in Bhannine village - Akkar. The statement explained that on Tuesday dawn an Army patrol raided the place where the fugitive Abdel Rahman Ahmad Tamer in Bhannine village - Akkar and as he opened the fire at the patrol shooting dead one of the soldiers and an exchange of fire took place leading to the death of the fugitive. It is to note that Tamer belongs to Sheikh Khaled Hablas terrorist group which set an armed ambush to an Army patrol in Dhour al-Mohammara region – Menieh in 26/10/2014, leading to the martyrdom of four servicemen including two officers.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/41200/Security-Army-soldier-wanted-pe...

Primary category:

Raid

Secondary Category:

Shooting

Classification of conflict (primary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Lebanese Army: soldier, wanted person killed in Bebnine Akkar