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Conflict Incident Report

Weapons found in Arsal

Date of incident: 
August 15, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

تقدمت وحدات الجيش صباح اليوم، في مناطق مراح الشيخ والعجرم ووادي حميد من ناحية جرود عرسال، وذلك في إطار مواصلة عملية إحكام الطوق وتضييق الخناق على مجموعات تنظيم داعش الإرهابي في جرود رأس بعلبك والقاع، وقد عثرت في منطقتي وادي حميد والعجرم خلال عملية التفتيش على كمية من الأحزمة الناسفة والعبوات والقذائف المفخخة، حيث عمل الخبير العسكري على تفجيرها، كما عثرت على جثة تعود لشخص مجهول". 

Primary category: 
Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining
Secondary Category: 
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.