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Tension High between ISIL, Nusra Front on Outskirts of Aarsal
Associated Timeline/Case:
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident:
May 26, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
On 26 May 15, media allegedly reported that a series of tit-for-tat abductions was sparked between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) the al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front a day after clashes erupted between the two groups on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Aarsal.
Media also added that Syrian national, an ISIL member, went missing in the outskirts of Aarsal. It was reported that he was kidnapped in retaliation to the abduction of Ahmed Seifeddine on Monday. Seifeddine, is also known as al-Silis.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/180090-tension-high-between-isil-nusr...
Primary category:
Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]
Secondary Category:
Clashes/Armed Conflict
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.
Nearby Incidents
Baalbek / One person dead, others wounded in clash in Arsal
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Baalbek / 2 Syrians killed, 5 injured after air raid on Arsal outskirts
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Baalbek / Moustafa Ezzeddine shot dead in front of his home in Arsal