Conflict Incident Report

Military expert dismantles 120Kg boobytrapped car in Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

January 15, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army cut off Ain Shaab road in Arsal and cordoned off the area where a suspected Mercedes Car flipped over. Upon inspection, the car turned out to be booby-trapped with 120 kg of highly explosive materials and the military expert is currently working on dismantling it, as reported by the NNA correspondent in the region.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/39234/Military-expert-dismantles-...

Primary category:

Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining

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

Military expert dismantles 120Kg boobytrapped car in Arsal