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In the unrest of June 2011, at least 7 deaths were reported.<ref name="aljazeera1"/> A further 2-3 deaths occurred during the incidents of February 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/05/201251383952809563.html |title=Several dead in clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=13 May 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> |
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Since May 2012, violent political incidents have resulted in at least 422-438 fatalities and 2,271 injuries; |
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* 12–18 May 2012: 12 people were killed and 100 others wounded in clashes between the Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods in Tripoli.<ref name="yalibnan1"/> |
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* 20 May 2012: A [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Lebanese Sunni]] cleric was killed along with his aid in [[Akkar]], north Lebanon, while 3 were killed and 8 were wounded in Beirut's Tariq Jdideh neighbourhood.<ref name="dailystar3"/> |
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* 28 May 2012: One person was killed in Batroun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-28/174825-soldiers-kill-man-who-refuses-to-stop-at-batroun-checkpoint.ashx#axzz1wAISkDxl|title=Soldiers kill man who refuses to stop at Batroun checkpoint|work=The Daily Star|date=28 May 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> |
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* 30 May 2012: Two people were wounded in Tripoli.<ref name="dailystar2"/> |
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* Early June: Two Hezbollah fighters were killed in a clash with Syrian rebels.<ref name="increases"/> |
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* 2–3 June 2012: 15 people were killed and over 60 others were wounded in Tripoli.<ref name="al-akhbar2"/><ref name="dailystar4"/><ref name="yalibnan2"/><ref name="aljazeera2"/> |
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* 8 June 2012: One person was killed and three others were wounded in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Jun-08/176185-one-killed-one-wounded-by-sniper-fire-in-north-lebanon.ashx#axzz1xD3cM9cT|title=One killed, one wounded by sniper fire in north Lebanon|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=8 June 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> |
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* 16 June 2012: One person was killed and either others were wounded in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
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* 18 June 2012: Three people were killed and 15 others were wounded in clashes between Palestinians and the Lebanese Army.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
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* 18 July 2012: One person was killed and several wounded in Tripoli during anti-Assad celebrations.<ref name="naharnet3"/><ref name="al-akhbar3"/> |
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* 27 July 2012: Two people were killed and 15 others were wounded in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/48100-tripoli-clashes-leave-12-wounded|title=Tripoli Clashes Leave 12 Wounded|newspaper=Naharnet|date=28 July 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/three-lebanese-soldiers-wounded-fresh-tripoli-clashes|title=Three Lebanese soldiers wounded in fresh Tripoli clashes|newspaper=Al Akhbar|date=28 July 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> |
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* 8 August 2012: Five people were wounded in clashes in Siddon between supporters and detractors of the Syrian government.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
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* 9 August 2012: Three people were killed and 10 others were wounded in clashes in north Lebanon between Sunni supporters of Hezbollah and Salafists.<ref name="dailystar5"/> |
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* 20–24 August 2012: 17 people were killed and more than 120 others were wounded in clashes in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mitchell Prothero|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/25/lebanon-tripoli-turned-into-war-zone|title=Tripoli turned into a war zone as rivals fight street duels with grenades|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 August 2012|accessdate=20 October 2012|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Aug-24/185571-clashes-erupt-anew-in-north-lebanon-after-sheikh-killed.ashx#axzz24ToAs8hU|title=Renewed north Lebanon clashes kill 3, including Salafist sheikh|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=21 August 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> |
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* 19 October 2012: Brigadier General [[Wissam al-Hassan]], chief of the Intelligence Bureau of the Internal Security Forces, was killed along with two other people in a car-bomb explosion in Beirut. 78 other people were wounded. The Syrian Government was blamed for the attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20040742 |title=Lebanon army deploys in Beirut and Tripoli|publisher=BBC |date=23 October 2012|accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/57713-wissam-al-hasan-assassinated-in-ashrafiyeh-bomb-blast |title=Wissam al-Hasan Assassinated in Ashrafiyeh Bomb Blast|newspaper=Naharnet |date=19 October 2012|accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref> |
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* 19–23 October 2012: 13 people were killed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trivalleycentral.com/casa_grande_dispatch/world_news/hezbollah-rejects-international-probe-into-killing-in-lebanon/article_8e65a002-1df9-11e2-ac75-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Hezbollah rejects international probe into killing in Lebanon|publisher=Trivalley Central|date=24 October 2012|accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref> and 65 others were wounded in clashes in Tripoli,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/56341/World/Region/Fighting-flares-in-Lebanese-city-over-Syria-loyalt.aspx |title=Fighting flares in Lebanese city over Syria loyalties|newspaper=Al-Ahram|date=23 October 2012|accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref> that were caused by the bombing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/10/20121020501561664.html|title=Syria blamed for deadly Lebanon blast|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=20 October 2012|accessdate=20 October 2012}}</ref> |
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* 11 November 2012: Three people were killed and four others were wounded in between supporters of Hizbullah and Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir in Sidon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/60320-asir-s-bodyguard-killed-hizbullah-official-wounded-in-sidon-gunfight|title=Asir's Bodyguard Killed, Hizbullah Official Wounded in Sidon Gunfight|newspaper=Naharnet|date=11 November 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref> |
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* 4–9 December 2012: 19 people were killed and more than 140 others were wounded in clashes in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/257031#.UMT0goP7JCg|title=Syrian-Related Death Toll in Tripoli Rises to Six |publisher=Arutz Sheva|date=9 December 2012|accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_lebanon-s-tripoli-begins-to-look-like-syria_1774766|title=Lebanon's Tripoli begins to look like Syria|publisher=Dna India|date=7 December 2012|accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref> |
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* 3 January 2013: One person was killed and three hurt during clashes in Sidon.<ref name="naharnet.com"/> |
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* 1 February 2013: 3 people were killed during clashes in Ersal<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lorientlejour.com/category/%C3%80+La+Une/article/799073/Affrontements_de_Ersal_%3A_obseques_dans_un_climat_de_colere_dune_des_victimes_militaires.html|title=Affrontements de Ersal: ferme soutien de Mikati à l'armée|newspaper=L'Orient-Le Jour |accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref> |
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* 20–24 March 2013: Twelve people have been killed and at least thirty wounded in fighting in Lebanon's second city Tripoli.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-23/211244-sniper-fire-kills-one-in-north-lebanon.ashx|title=Fierce fighting rocks Lebanon's second city|newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-24/211274-intense-fighting-in-n-lebanon-claims-more-lives.ashx |title=Intense fighting in n. Lebanon claims more lives|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=24 March 2013 |accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref> |
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* 3 April 2013: One person was lightly wounded in Tripoli when Pro-FSA gunmen opened fire on a convoy of tanker trucks believed to be carrying fuel meant to supply the Syrian government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Apr-03/212405-gunmen-fire-on-syrian-fuel-trucks-driver-wounded.ashx#ixzz2POC3toc2 |title=Gunmen fire on Syrian fuel trucks, driver wounded |newspaper=The Daily Star|date=3 April 2013 |accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref> |
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* 13 April 2013: One Syrian woman was wounded when gunmen fired gunshots at a car at the Masnaa border crossing with Syria,. Some Lebanese media where unable to identify the perpetrators, but anti-Syrian channels accused Hezbollah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/79329-reports-hizbullah-convoy-fires-on-car-at-masnaa-border-crossing |title=Reports: Hizbullah Convoy Fires on Car at Masnaa Border Crossing — Naharnet |publisher=Naharnet.com |date=12 April 2013}}</ref> |
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* 14 April 2013-Ongoing: Three people have been killed and eight injured by the ongoing shelling of the Hermel region.<ref>{{cite web|author=Liban |url=http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/810091/deux-personnes-dont-un-adolescent-tuees-dans-le-hermel-par-des-obus-tires-de-syrie.html |title=Deux personnes, dont un adolescent, tuées dans le Hermel par des obus tirés de Syrie | À La Une | L'Orient-Le Jour |publisher=Lorientlejour.com |date=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/syrian-rockets-kill-girl-injures-another-in-lebanons-hermel |title=Syrian rockets kill girl, injures another in Lebanon's Hermel |publisher=Now.mmedia.me }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/syria-rockets-slam-into-hermel |title=Syria rockets slam into Hermel |publisher=Now.mmedia.me |date=28 May 2013}}</ref> |
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* 14 May 2013: Five people were killed and 20 injured during clashes in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18057407 |title=BBC News - Five killed in sectarian clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli |publisher=BBC |date=14 May 2012}}</ref> |
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* 19–26 May 2013: At least 31 people have been killed<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20130527-least-79-hezbollah-fighters-killed-qusayr-ngo At least 79 Hezbollah fighters killed in Qusayr: NGO]{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> and 204 injured during clashes in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/30-dead-in-lebanon-sunni-alawite-clashes-371396 |title=30 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=26 May 2013}}</ref> Three soldiers were among the dead<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/World/2013/05/25/Syrian-forces-unleash-heavy-artillery-barrage-to-drive-rebels-from-strategic-rebel-held-town.html |title=Syrian forces unleash heavy artillery barrage to drive rebels from strategic rebel-held town |publisher=Toledoblade.com |date=25 May 2013}}</ref> and 15 were wounded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=58925 |title=Hezbollah stokes fire of wide-scale civil war with role in Qusayr battle |publisher=Middle-east-online.com |date=22 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/five-soldiers-injured-in-tripoli-clashes |title=Five soldiers injured in Tripoli clashes |publisher=Now.mmedia.me }}</ref> |
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* 26 May 2013: Two rockets landed in Southern Beirut on 26 May, injuring five people. The Lebanese government believes the attacks were an "act of sabotage". The assailants who fired these rockets are unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/201352645843641150.html |title=Rockets hit Beirut’s southern suburbs |publisher=Al Jazeera }}</ref> |
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* 28 May 2013: Three Lebanese soldiers were killed by unknown gunmen in an ambush east of Arsal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/armed-men-kill-three-soldiers-in-lebanon-near-arsal |title=Armed men kill three soldiers in Arsal |publisher=Now.mmedia.me |date=28 May 2013}}</ref> |
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* 30 May 2013: Fighting between Amal supporters and Palestinian gunmen erupted in the Farhat neighborhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, casualties unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/May-30/218858-tension-after-beirut-shooutout.ashx |title=Tension grips suburbs after Beirut shootout | News , Lebanon News |work=The Daily Star }}</ref> |
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* 2 June 2013: A clash between FSA and Hezbollah fighters in the Bekaa Valley reportedly led to the deaths of one Hezbollah fighter and fifteen FSA fighters, according to Lebanese security sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/06/201362124623327523.html |title=Syria rebels clash with Hezbollah in Lebanon |publisher=Al Jazeera }}</ref> |
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* 3–4 June 2013: The attempted assassination of two pro-Hezbollah Sunni leaders in Lebanon triggered a fresh round of clashes in Tripoli. Eight people were killed, including a policeman,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/06/201364181453265898.html |title=Lebanese army deploys to Tripoli |publisher=Al Jazeera }}</ref> and at least 70 were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/06/20136313138219863.html |title=Pro-Hezbollah leaders attacked in Lebanon |publisher=Al Jazeera }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/06/03/Syria-linked-clashes-kill-six-in-Lebanon-s-Tripoli-.html |title=Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanon’s Tripoli |publisher=Al Arabiya |date=3 June 2013}}</ref> An additional five members of the Lebanese Army and ISF were injured when the vehicle they were riding in was ambushed by gunmen in Tripoli’s Al-Malloula.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/tripoli-clashes-injure-security-forces-members |title=Tripoli clashes injure security forces members |publisher=Now.mmedia.me }}</ref> |
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* 5 June 2013: 11 rockets fired from the anti-Lebanon mountain range along the border with Syria landed in Baalbek, damaging various locations around the city. At least five people were injured in the barrage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2013/Jun-06/219618-rockets-from-syria-strike-baalbek.ashx#axzz2VFrrHVLm |title=Rockets from Syria strike Baalbek |work=The Daily Star|location=Lebanon |date=6 June 2013}}</ref> |
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* 6–7 June 2013: One person was killed and nine were injured,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/86083-two-hurt-as-central-tripoli-clashes-renew-despite-army-deployment |title=Two hurt as central Tripoli clashes renew despite army deployment |publisher=Naharnet.com |date=7 June 2013}}</ref> two of them Lebanese Army soldiers, during clashes in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/salafists-engage-pro-hezbollah-fighters-in-tripoli |title=Salafists engage pro-Hezbollah fighters in Tripoli |publisher=Now.mmedia.me |date=6 June 2013}}</ref> Meanwhile in Arsal on 6 June, unknown militants returned to attack the LAF checkpoint previously attacked on 28 May. The attack was repelled by the Army troops, and two militants were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Jun-06/219630-two-killed-in-clash-with-army-in-arsal.ashx#axzz2VFrrHVLm |title=Two killed in clash with army in Arsal |work=The Daily Star|location=Lebanon |date=6 June 2013}}</ref> |
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* 10–11 June 2013: One man was killed on 10 June in Hermel when the pickup truck he was driving was fired on by unknown gunmen. The driver was transporting Syrian refugees between Hermel and Akkar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/man-shot-dead-outside-hermel |title=Man shot dead outside Hermel |publisher=Now.mmedia.me |date=11 June 2013}}</ref> The next day, 10 rockets were fired from Syria into Hermel, killing one and wounding several others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/06/2013611125143535185.html |title=Rockets from Syria hit northern Lebanon |publisher=Al Jazeera }}</ref> |
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* 23–25 June 2013: Heavy street fighting erupted between the Lebanese Army and gunmen loyal to Salafist preacher [[Ahmed Al-Assir]] in Sidon. Overall, at least 50 people died during the fighting.<ref name="zeenews.india.com"/> 17–18 soldiers, 25–40 militants<ref name="dailystar.com.lb"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="haaretz.com"/> and four Hezbollah fighters<ref name="ReferenceA"/> were killed. Two civilians were killed,<ref name="ReferenceB"/> including a bodyguard of a cleric, who tried to reach the fighting to negotiate a ceasefire.<ref name="english.ahram.org.eg"/> 100–128 Lebanese soldiers, 60 pro-Assir militants, over 50 civilians and 15 Hezbollah fighters were wounded.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="haaretz.com"/> |
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* 27 June 2013: 25 Syrians were traveling in a mini-bus through Beirut neighbourhood of Jisr Al-Wati when they were attacked by 8 men armed with knives who injured 20 of the Syrians.<ref>[http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/20-syrians-hurt-in-beirut-stabbing-attack/] 20 Syrians hurt in Beirut stabbing attack 27 June 2013</ref> |
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* 9 July 2013: a car bomb exploded in south Beirut injured 53 people. |
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* 15 August 2013: A car bomb exploded in a part of Hezbollah controlled Beirut killing 27 and wounding 226.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/17/us-lebanon-explosion-hariri-idUSBRE97G07R20130817 |title=Sunni leader says Hezbollah leading Lebanon into 'Syrian fire' |agency=Reuters | date=17 August 2013 |first=Dominic |last=Evans}}</ref> |
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* 22 August 2013: Gunmen opened fire on pro Hezbollah supporters killing three in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Aug-22/228229-hezbollah-activist-among-3-killed-in-tripoli-shooting.ashx#axzz2cwxca8QC |title=Hezbollah activist, policeman among 3 killed in Tripoli shooting | News , Lebanon News |work=The Daily Star }}</ref> |
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* 23 August 2013: Twin car bombs exploded in front of two Sunni mosques killing at least 47 and wounding over 500.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Aug-24/228538-tripoli-death-toll-rises-to-47-investigation-continues.ashx#axzz2cwxca8QC |title=Tripoli bombing suspects arrested, death toll rises to 47 | News , Lebanon News |work=The Daily Star }}</ref> |
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* 20–28 October 2013: 17 people were killed and 100 wounded during clashes in Tripoli.<ref>[http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5677:syria-spillover-violence-in-lebanon-raises-alarms&catid=106:international&Itemid=289 Syria Spillover Violence in Lebanon Raises Alarms]</ref> |
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* 24 October 2013: Two Syrian gunmen were killed by the Lebanese Army in the eastern Bekaa valley after they refused to halt their vehicle.<ref>[http://blouinnews.com/71679/story/4-days-clashes-northern-lebanon-kill-7 4 days of clashes in northern Lebanon kill 7]</ref> |
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* 30 November–2 December 2013: 13 people were killed,<ref name=armycontrol>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-03/239721-tripoli-put-under-army-control.ashx#axzz2mOyKDSEf Tripoli put under Army control]</ref> including one soldier,<ref name=escalate/> and over 80 wounded,<ref name=armycontrol/> including 10 soldiers and one policeman, during clashes in Tripoli.<ref name=escalate>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-02/239594-tripoli-hostilities-escalate-wider-conflict-feared.ashx#axzz2lzqzan13 Tripoli hostilities escalate, wider conflict feared]</ref> Also, one person was killed and several were wounded in fighting in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, Ain el Hilweh.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/12/02/210311/fleeing-syrian-rebels-accused.html Fleeing Syrian rebels accused of aggravating violence in Lebanon]</ref> |
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* 21 December 2013: 32 Syrian jihadists were killed after they were ambushed by Hezbollah in Wadi al-Jamala while infiltrating Lebanon from Syria.<ref>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-23/242100-hezbollah-ambush-islamist-fighters-in-e-lebanon-kill-32.ashx#axzz2oJPacu9y Hezbollah ambush kills 32 Islamist fighters in e. Lebanon]</ref> |
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* 27 December 2013: A [[car bomb]] exploded in the [[Beirut Central District]] killing at least five people, including the former Lebanese ambassador to the U.S. [[Mohamad Chatah]], and wounding 71 others.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/27/world/meast/lebanon-explosion/ Lebanon's Mohamad Chatah -- U.S. friend, Hezbollah foe -- killed in blast]</ref> |
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* 14–24 March 2014: 30 people were killed<ref>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Mar-24/251175-bloodshed-wont-solve-tripoli-problem-kahwagi.ashx#axzz2wrpI11J7 Bloodshed won’t solve Tripoli problem: Kahwagi]</ref> and 175 wounded,<ref>[http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/860016/tripoli-saignee-a-blanc-dans-lindifference-generale.html Tripoli saignée à blanc dans l’indifférence générale]</ref> including 17 soldiers, during clashes in Tripoli.<ref>[http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/03/22/355682/27-killed-in-9-days-of-tripoli-clashes/ 27 killed in nine days of Lebanon’s Tripoli clashes]</ref> |
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* 16 March 2014: Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed<ref>[http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140316/suicide-car-bomb-east-lebanon-near-syria-border-4-dead Suicide car bomb in east Lebanon near Syria border, 4 dead]</ref> and at least 14 were wounded by a suicide car bomb in the Bekaa Valley, near the Syrian border.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/militant-sunni-group-claims-latest-lebanon-bombing/2014/03/17/5f6743da-adb0-11e3-b8b3-44b1d1cd4c1f_story.html Lebanon sends army to Syria border as rebels flee]</ref> |
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* 27 March 2014: A soldier was killed in Tripoli, while a militant was killed near the border with Syria.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/03/30/suicide-bombing-lebanon-kills-three Suicide bombing in Lebanon kills three]</ref> |
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* 29 March 2014: Three soldiers were killed and four wounded in a suicide bomb attack on their checkpoint near Arsal, on the Syrian border.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> |
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* 14 July 2014: 5 Hezbollah fighters and 30 Jihadist fighters were killed in clashes near Arsal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/358299--5-hezbollah-30-syrian-militants-killed-in-lebanon-clashes |title=5 Hezbollah, 30 Syrian militants killed in Lebanon clashes Anadolu Agency |publisher=Aa.com.tr |date=2014-07-14 |accessdate=2014-08-12}}</ref> |
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* 20 July 2014: 1 killed in Lebanese security forces operation in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Jul-20/264457-terrorist-killed-militiaman-arrested-overnight-in-tripoli.ashx#axzz3836r6jO0 |title=Terrorist killed, militiaman arrested overnight in Tripoli | News , Lebanon News |publisher=The Daily Star |date=2014-07-20 |accessdate=2014-08-12}}</ref> |
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* 1-5 August 2014: [[The Battle of Arsal]]. A full-scale invasion of Lebanon by the Nusra Front that involved the Lebanese army in a major way for the first time. Hundreds of people were killed or injured, and the Militants were forced to withdraw back into Syria, but not before taking 29 hostages. |
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* 27-30 August: Fighting along the Syrian border spills into Lebanon again, with Syrian airstrikes and pitched battles in the [[Bekaa Valley]], which also forced the Lebanese army to participate, one soldier was killed and an unknown number of others <ref>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-28/268770-lebanese-army-shells-militant-positions-along-northeastern-border.ashx#axzz3BQqtSY8q</ref> |
Revision as of 13:47, 28 August 2014
In the unrest of June 2011, at least 7 deaths were reported.[1] A further 2-3 deaths occurred during the incidents of February 2012.[2]
Since May 2012, violent political incidents have resulted in at least 422-438 fatalities and 2,271 injuries;
- 12–18 May 2012: 12 people were killed and 100 others wounded in clashes between the Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods in Tripoli.[3]
- 20 May 2012: A Lebanese Sunni cleric was killed along with his aid in Akkar, north Lebanon, while 3 were killed and 8 were wounded in Beirut's Tariq Jdideh neighbourhood.[4]
- 28 May 2012: One person was killed in Batroun.[5]
- 30 May 2012: Two people were wounded in Tripoli.[6]
- Early June: Two Hezbollah fighters were killed in a clash with Syrian rebels.[7]
- 2–3 June 2012: 15 people were killed and over 60 others were wounded in Tripoli.[8][9][10][11]
- 8 June 2012: One person was killed and three others were wounded in Tripoli.[12]
- 16 June 2012: One person was killed and either others were wounded in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp.[citation needed]
- 18 June 2012: Three people were killed and 15 others were wounded in clashes between Palestinians and the Lebanese Army.[citation needed]
- 18 July 2012: One person was killed and several wounded in Tripoli during anti-Assad celebrations.[13][14]
- 27 July 2012: Two people were killed and 15 others were wounded in Tripoli.[15][16]
- 8 August 2012: Five people were wounded in clashes in Siddon between supporters and detractors of the Syrian government.[citation needed]
- 9 August 2012: Three people were killed and 10 others were wounded in clashes in north Lebanon between Sunni supporters of Hezbollah and Salafists.[17]
- 20–24 August 2012: 17 people were killed and more than 120 others were wounded in clashes in Tripoli.[18][19]
- 19 October 2012: Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, chief of the Intelligence Bureau of the Internal Security Forces, was killed along with two other people in a car-bomb explosion in Beirut. 78 other people were wounded. The Syrian Government was blamed for the attack.[20][21]
- 19–23 October 2012: 13 people were killed[22] and 65 others were wounded in clashes in Tripoli,[23] that were caused by the bombing.[24]
- 11 November 2012: Three people were killed and four others were wounded in between supporters of Hizbullah and Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir in Sidon.[25]
- 4–9 December 2012: 19 people were killed and more than 140 others were wounded in clashes in Tripoli.[26][27]
- 3 January 2013: One person was killed and three hurt during clashes in Sidon.[28]
- 1 February 2013: 3 people were killed during clashes in Ersal[29]
- 20–24 March 2013: Twelve people have been killed and at least thirty wounded in fighting in Lebanon's second city Tripoli.[30][31]
- 3 April 2013: One person was lightly wounded in Tripoli when Pro-FSA gunmen opened fire on a convoy of tanker trucks believed to be carrying fuel meant to supply the Syrian government.[32]
- 13 April 2013: One Syrian woman was wounded when gunmen fired gunshots at a car at the Masnaa border crossing with Syria,. Some Lebanese media where unable to identify the perpetrators, but anti-Syrian channels accused Hezbollah.[33]
- 14 April 2013-Ongoing: Three people have been killed and eight injured by the ongoing shelling of the Hermel region.[34][35][36]
- 14 May 2013: Five people were killed and 20 injured during clashes in Tripoli.[37]
- 19–26 May 2013: At least 31 people have been killed[38] and 204 injured during clashes in Tripoli.[39] Three soldiers were among the dead[40] and 15 were wounded.[41][42]
- 26 May 2013: Two rockets landed in Southern Beirut on 26 May, injuring five people. The Lebanese government believes the attacks were an "act of sabotage". The assailants who fired these rockets are unknown.[43]
- 28 May 2013: Three Lebanese soldiers were killed by unknown gunmen in an ambush east of Arsal.[44]
- 30 May 2013: Fighting between Amal supporters and Palestinian gunmen erupted in the Farhat neighborhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, casualties unknown.[45]
- 2 June 2013: A clash between FSA and Hezbollah fighters in the Bekaa Valley reportedly led to the deaths of one Hezbollah fighter and fifteen FSA fighters, according to Lebanese security sources.[46]
- 3–4 June 2013: The attempted assassination of two pro-Hezbollah Sunni leaders in Lebanon triggered a fresh round of clashes in Tripoli. Eight people were killed, including a policeman,[47] and at least 70 were injured.[48][49] An additional five members of the Lebanese Army and ISF were injured when the vehicle they were riding in was ambushed by gunmen in Tripoli’s Al-Malloula.[50]
- 5 June 2013: 11 rockets fired from the anti-Lebanon mountain range along the border with Syria landed in Baalbek, damaging various locations around the city. At least five people were injured in the barrage.[51]
- 6–7 June 2013: One person was killed and nine were injured,[52] two of them Lebanese Army soldiers, during clashes in Tripoli.[53] Meanwhile in Arsal on 6 June, unknown militants returned to attack the LAF checkpoint previously attacked on 28 May. The attack was repelled by the Army troops, and two militants were killed.[54]
- 10–11 June 2013: One man was killed on 10 June in Hermel when the pickup truck he was driving was fired on by unknown gunmen. The driver was transporting Syrian refugees between Hermel and Akkar.[55] The next day, 10 rockets were fired from Syria into Hermel, killing one and wounding several others.[56]
- 23–25 June 2013: Heavy street fighting erupted between the Lebanese Army and gunmen loyal to Salafist preacher Ahmed Al-Assir in Sidon. Overall, at least 50 people died during the fighting.[57] 17–18 soldiers, 25–40 militants[58][59][60] and four Hezbollah fighters[59] were killed. Two civilians were killed,[61] including a bodyguard of a cleric, who tried to reach the fighting to negotiate a ceasefire.[62] 100–128 Lebanese soldiers, 60 pro-Assir militants, over 50 civilians and 15 Hezbollah fighters were wounded.[59][60]
- 27 June 2013: 25 Syrians were traveling in a mini-bus through Beirut neighbourhood of Jisr Al-Wati when they were attacked by 8 men armed with knives who injured 20 of the Syrians.[63]
- 9 July 2013: a car bomb exploded in south Beirut injured 53 people.
- 15 August 2013: A car bomb exploded in a part of Hezbollah controlled Beirut killing 27 and wounding 226.[64]
- 22 August 2013: Gunmen opened fire on pro Hezbollah supporters killing three in Tripoli.[65]
- 23 August 2013: Twin car bombs exploded in front of two Sunni mosques killing at least 47 and wounding over 500.[66]
- 20–28 October 2013: 17 people were killed and 100 wounded during clashes in Tripoli.[67]
- 24 October 2013: Two Syrian gunmen were killed by the Lebanese Army in the eastern Bekaa valley after they refused to halt their vehicle.[68]
- 30 November–2 December 2013: 13 people were killed,[69] including one soldier,[70] and over 80 wounded,[69] including 10 soldiers and one policeman, during clashes in Tripoli.[70] Also, one person was killed and several were wounded in fighting in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, Ain el Hilweh.[71]
- 21 December 2013: 32 Syrian jihadists were killed after they were ambushed by Hezbollah in Wadi al-Jamala while infiltrating Lebanon from Syria.[72]
- 27 December 2013: A car bomb exploded in the Beirut Central District killing at least five people, including the former Lebanese ambassador to the U.S. Mohamad Chatah, and wounding 71 others.[73]
- 14–24 March 2014: 30 people were killed[74] and 175 wounded,[75] including 17 soldiers, during clashes in Tripoli.[76]
- 16 March 2014: Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed[77] and at least 14 were wounded by a suicide car bomb in the Bekaa Valley, near the Syrian border.[78]
- 27 March 2014: A soldier was killed in Tripoli, while a militant was killed near the border with Syria.[79]
- 29 March 2014: Three soldiers were killed and four wounded in a suicide bomb attack on their checkpoint near Arsal, on the Syrian border.[79]
- 14 July 2014: 5 Hezbollah fighters and 30 Jihadist fighters were killed in clashes near Arsal.[80]
- 20 July 2014: 1 killed in Lebanese security forces operation in Tripoli.[81]
- 1-5 August 2014: The Battle of Arsal. A full-scale invasion of Lebanon by the Nusra Front that involved the Lebanese army in a major way for the first time. Hundreds of people were killed or injured, and the Militants were forced to withdraw back into Syria, but not before taking 29 hostages.
- 27-30 August: Fighting along the Syrian border spills into Lebanon again, with Syrian airstrikes and pitched battles in the Bekaa Valley, which also forced the Lebanese army to participate, one soldier was killed and an unknown number of others [82]
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