Conflict Incident Report

Tripoli clashes between ISIS affiliated group and the Lebanese Armed Forces

Associated Timeline/Case:

Tripoli Clashes (starting June 20, 2014)

Date of incident:

October 24, 2014

Death toll:

7persons

Number of Injured:

20persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

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

At least six Lebanese soldiers and one civilian have died in clashes and at least 20 people including eight soldiers were wounded in the clashes. Army soldiers clashed with Jihadist militants, who reportedly are linked to ISIS, Friday evening after the gunmen fired shots at a military patrol unit. The attack was in retaliation for the arrest of an alleged ISIS commander the military detained Thursday during a raid in Dinnieh, north Lebanon http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-25/275349-lebanes... http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29775696

Primary 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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Tripoli clashes between ISIS affiliated group and the Lebanese Armed Forces