Conflict Incident Report

Two Rockets Fired from Syria Land in Akkar

Date of incident:

November 24, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Armed militants

Two rockets fired from the Syrian side of the border landed in the northern region of Akkar on Tuesday, reported the National News Agency.
It said that the rockets landed on the banks of the Kabir River in the border town of al-Dababiyeh.
Gunshots were also heard in the area.
Rockets used in the ongoing conflict in Syria frequently land in border areas in Lebanon.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/195292-two-rockets-fired-from-syria-l...

Primary category:

Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]

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.

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Two Rockets Fired from Syria Land in Akkar