Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese soldier wounded during bomb dismantling

Date of incident:

October 9, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

1 person

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army has been securing the outskirts of the northeasten towns of Arsal, Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa following separate Hezbollah and Army operations in July and August that expelled Daesh (ISIS) and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – the militant group formerly known as the Nusra Front – from the area, where they had been holed up since at least 2014.

On the 9th of October, a Lebanese Army adjutant in the Army's engineering corps was lightly wounded by a landmine that was being dismantled in the outskirts of Ras Baalbeck. The wounded man was taken by army helicopter to hospital for treatment.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Oct-09/422018-…

Primary category:

Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining

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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Lebanese soldier wounded during bomb dismantling