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Conflict Incident Report

One child wounded in shell in Moqaibleh outskirts

Date of incident: 
February 4, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

A child, named Zaynab al-Mustapha, was hit by a shrapnel in her left eye due to a shell that fell in the outskirts of the town of al-Moqaibleh in Wadi Khaled, emanating from the Syrian side, NNA reporter said on Thursday. The child was instantly transferred to a local hospital for treatment. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/56285/One-child-wounded-in-shell-in-M...

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.