Conflict Incident Report

Suspected militants attack quarries outside Lebanon's Arsal, steal bulldozers

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

September 12, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

Suspected Nusra Front and ISIS militants attacked several stone quarries near Arsal’s hills Friday, destroying equipment and stealing bulldozers.
While several media outlets said the attacks were carried out by fighters with the Nusra Front, Lebanon's National News Agency reported that militants from both the Nusra Front and ISIS had raided the three quarries - belonging to Mohammad Alouli, Melhem Hujeiri and Hani Hujeiri - destroying machines and driving back to the hills with several stolen bulldozers.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Sep-12/270491-suspect...

Primary category:

Robbery/Trespassing

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Suspected militants attack quarries outside Lebanon's Arsal, steal bulldozers