Conflict Incident Report

Severe clashes in "Wadi Re'yan" in Arsal outskirts

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

September 6, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Armed militants

Sounds of artillery and mortar shells are heard in the villages of northern Bekaa, resulting from clashes between the Lebanese army and armed militants at the eastern highlands of Arsal terrain and Wadi Raayan.
Two rockets launched from the eastern chain fell in the vicinity of the public Labweh High School, with no damages inflicted.
A mortar shell also fell in the town of al Amhazieh in northern Bekaa without causing damage.

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http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32865/Clashes-in-Arsal-terrain-Wa...

Primary category:

Bombardment

Secondary Category:

Clashes/Armed Conflict

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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Conflict Incident Report

Severe clashes in "Wadi Re'yan" in Arsal outskirts