2014-08 - Arsal Conflict | August, 2014 to June, 2019

Army seizes Flying Cam vehicle on her way to gunmen on eastern borders

Army Intelligence yesterday seized a Flying Cam in Bekaa that was en route to gunmen along the eastern borders, devoted to spying and taking photos of Lebanese army military outposts, a communiqué by the Lebanese army indicated on Wednesday.
Investigations kicked off to identify the vehicle's source and involved individuals in this operation.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/46733/Army-seizes-Flying-Cam-vehicle-...

Calm returns to border after Hezbollah-Nusra fighting killed militants

Calm returned to Lebanon's eastern border Monday following fierce fighting between Hezbollah and Nusra Front militant that left nearly two dozen combatants killed, according to security sources. Hezbollah acknowledged the deaths of eight fighters and said it would hold funeral processions later Monday for at least two that were killed in the Bekaa Valley town of Labweh. Security sources said at least 20 Hezbollah fighters were wounded in the clashes that broke out Sunday evening outside the village of Brital.

Fierce fighting kills 17 in east Lebanon

At least 14Syrian-based militants and three Hezbollah fighters were killed in fierce fighting in a border area in east Lebanon Sunday after militants attacked positions of the Lebanese group in the area, security sources said.
Militant groups attacked Sunday two Hezbollah posts on the Syrian side of the border near the eastern Lebanon villages of Brital and Nahleh, killing three of its members and wounding a number of others, the sources told The Daily Star.

Army ambushed after bomb wounds 3 soldiers in Arsal

A Lebanese Army unit was ambushed on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal Friday as it headed to the scene of a roadside bomb that wounded three soldiers earlier in the day. In a statement, the Army said a military unit came under fire by militants on the outskirts, prompting soldiers to fire back and pursue the gunmen who fled to the highlands surrounding Arsal.The unit was inspecting the site of a bomb blast that targeted a military vehicle around 9 a.m. in Wadi Ata on the outskirts of Arsal, wounding three soldiers.

Nusra Front releases five Lebanese troops

Jihadists released four soldiers and one policeman they had captured during bloody clashes with the Lebanese Army in northeast Lebanon earlier in August, the state-run National News Agency reported Saturday night. The NNA said the released soldiers and policeman were handed over to Sheikh Mustaphan al-Hujeiri in the border village of Arsal. In turn, Hujeiri is expected to hand the five troops to Lebanese security forces.
The NNA identified the five men as Ahmad Ghieh, Ibrahim Shaaban, Saleh al-Baradei, Mohammad al-Qaderi and Wael Darwish. All five belonged to the Sunni sect.

Army targets gunmen sites in Arsal outskirts

National News Agency correspondent on Monday reported that the Lebanese army had bombed gunmen sites and reinforcements in Arsal outskirts.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/46628/Army-targets-gunmen-sites-in-Ar...

LAF targeted the movement of armed elements in the outskirts of Arsal

On 10 July 15, the Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) targeted using heavy artillery the movement of armed elements in the outskirts of Arsal.

http://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/221916/الجيش-اللبناني-يستهدف-تحركات-للمسلحين-بجرود-عرسال

Hezbollah Members and Syrian Army Forces targeted the movement of Army elements in the outskirts of Aarsal

On 06 July 15, at 2300hrs, Hezbollah Members and Syrian Army Forces targeted the movement of militant elements in the outskirts of Aarsal – Bekaa. Flares were fired in the area.

http://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/221240/الجيش-السوري-وحزب-الله-يستهدفان-مواقع-المسلحين-في

Army foils infiltration attempts at ElQaa, Ras Baalbeck, Aarsal outskirt

On 04 July 15, the Lebanese army foiled at dawn infiltration attempts and suspicious movements of gunmen at Wadi (valley) Rafek -- at ElQaa outskirts all the way to Ras Baalbeck and Arsal outskirts. The army members targeted with heavy long-range missiles the detected infiltration attempts and the suspicious movements towards the army positions. Separately, Aarsal outskirts witnessed clashes at the Lebanese-Syrian border between Hezbollah and some armed groups.

LAF targeted the movement of armed elements in the outskirts of Arsal

On 03 July 15, the Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) targeted using heavy artillery the movement of armed elements in the outskirts of Arsal.

http://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/220921/مدفعية-الجيش-اللبناني-تستهدف-وادي-الزعرور-شرقي-جرو

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