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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian warplanes fly over Arsal outskirts, bomb posts of armed militants

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
August 30, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Armed Forces
Armed militants

"Intense flights of the Syrian Air Force were reported as they flew over the outskirts of Arsal and targeted locations of armed militants along the border of Anti-Lebanon Mountains." http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32396/Syrian-warplanes-fly-over-A...

Primary category: 
Air Space Violation
Secondary Category: 
Air Strike
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.