Conflict Incident Report

Two soldiers wounded in Ras Baalbek confrontations

Associated Timeline/Case:

Ras Baalbeck Clashes (starting December 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

January 23, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

2persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Armed militants

The Army brought enhancements to the desolate area of Ras Baalbek where it is fighting militants who are trying to attack the LAF posts in the region.

Confrontations are underway between the army and militants and voices of shelling are reaching nearby areas, as reported by the NNA correspondent.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/39548/Two-soldiers-wounded-in-Ras...

Primary category:

Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Two soldiers wounded in Ras Baalbek confrontations