Casualties of the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon explained

See main article: Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon.

2011

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 incidents have resulted in at least 789 fatalities and more than 2,700 injuries.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Notes and References

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  2. News: Several dead in clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli. Al Jazeera. 13 May 2012. 25 August 2012.
  3. News: Geagea: Hezbollah training, arming Tripoli groups. Ya Libnan. 18 May 2012. 25 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Clashes in Beirut end, 3 dead. The Daily Star. 21 May 2012. 25 August 2012. 18 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161218142752/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2012/May-21/174097-armed-clashes-erupt-in-tariq-al-jadideh.ashx#axzz1vVVwqM3z. dead.
  5. Web site: Soldiers kill man who refuses to stop at Batroun checkpoint. The Daily Star. 28 May 2012. 25 August 2012. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015136/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-28/174825-soldiers-kill-man-who-refuses-to-stop-at-batroun-checkpoint.ashx#axzz1wAISkDxl. dead.
  6. Web site: Dispute between rival Tripoli residents wounds 2. The Daily Star. 31 May 2012. 25 August 2012. 3 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203053436/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-31/175228-dispute-between-rival-tripoli-residents-wounds-2.ashx#axzz1wAISkDxl. dead.
  7. Web site: Hezbollah Increases Support for Syrian Regime, U.S. and Lebanese Officials Say. Northjersey.com . 26 September 2012 . 25 December 2012.
  8. Web site: Tense calm returns to Lebanon's Tripoli. Al Akhbar. 4 June 2012. 25 August 2012. 3 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003020623/https://english.al-akhbar.com/content/tense-calm-returns-tripoli. dead.
  9. Web site: Cautious calm in north Lebanon marred by sporadic shooting. The Daily Star. 3 June 2012. 25 August 2012. 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116092835/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Jun-03/175512-fierce-clashes-rage-in-north-lebanon-12-killed.ashx#axzz1wemAxSeY. dead.
  10. Web site: Lebanese army deployed in Tripoli after 15 killed. Ya Libnan. 3 June 2012. 25 August 2012.
  11. Web site: Lebanon sends troops to quell deadly clashes. Al Jazeera. 21 June 2012. 25 August 2012.
  12. News: One killed, one wounded by sniper fire in north Lebanon. The Daily Star. 8 June 2012. 25 August 2012. 3 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203053436/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Jun-08/176185-one-killed-one-wounded-by-sniper-fire-in-north-lebanon.ashx#axzz1xD3cM9cT. dead.
  13. Web site: One Killed in Tripoli by Gunshots Fired in Celebration of Damascus Bombing. Naharnet. 18 July 2012. 25 August 2012.
  14. Web site: One dead in Lebanon after anti-Assad celebrations. Al Akhbar. 18 July 2012. 25 August 2012. 3 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003013723/https://english.al-akhbar.com/content/one-dead-lebanon-after-anti-assad-celebrations. dead.
  15. News: Tripoli Clashes Leave 12 Wounded. Naharnet. 28 July 2012. 25 August 2012.
  16. News: Three Lebanese soldiers wounded in fresh Tripoli clashes. Al Akhbar. 28 July 2012. 25 August 2012. 3 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003015923/https://english.al-akhbar.com/content/three-lebanese-soldiers-wounded-fresh-tripoli-clashes. dead.
  17. Web site: Hezbollah ally camps out in mosque after Tripoli clashes. The Daily Star. 9 August 2012. 25 August 2012. 8 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608213947/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Aug-09/183932-hezbollah-ally-camps-out-in-mosque-after-tripoli-clashes.ashx#axzz234YADSXf. dead.
  18. News: Mitchell Prothero. Tripoli turned into a war zone as rivals fight street duels with grenades. The Guardian. 26 August 2012. 20 October 2012. London.
  19. News: Renewed north Lebanon clashes kill 3, including Salafist sheikh. The Daily Star. 21 August 2012. 25 August 2012. 13 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413225826/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Aug-24/185571-clashes-erupt-anew-in-north-lebanon-after-sheikh-killed.ashx#axzz24ToAs8hU. dead.
  20. News: Lebanon army deploys in Beirut and Tripoli. BBC . 23 October 2012. 25 December 2012.
  21. News: Wissam al-Hasan Assassinated in Ashrafiyeh Bomb Blast. Naharnet . 19 October 2012. 25 December 2012.
  22. Web site: Hezbollah rejects international probe into killing in Lebanon. Trivalley Central. 24 October 2012. 25 December 2012.
  23. News: Fighting flares in Lebanese city over Syria loyalties. Al-Ahram. 23 October 2012. 25 December 2012.
  24. News: Syria blamed for deadly Lebanon blast. Al Jazeera. 20 October 2012. 20 October 2012.
  25. News: Asir's Bodyguard Killed, Hizbullah Official Wounded in Sidon Gunfight. Naharnet. 11 November 2012 . 25 December 2012.
  26. News: Syrian-Related Death Toll in Tripoli Rises to Six . Arutz Sheva. 9 December 2012. 25 December 2012.
  27. Web site: Lebanon's Tripoli begins to look like Syria. Dna India. 7 December 2012. 25 December 2012.
  28. News: 1 Dead, 3 Hurt as Members of Resistance Brigades, Nasserite Organization Clash in Sidon . Naharnet.com . 3 January 2013.
  29. News: Affrontements de Ersal: ferme soutien de Mikati à l'armée. L'Orient-Le Jour. 11 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414091729/https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/799073/Affrontements_de_Ersal_%253A_ferme_soutien_de_Mikati_a_larmee.html. 14 April 2020. dead.
  30. News: Fierce fighting rocks Lebanon's second city. The Daily Star. 11 April 2013. 29 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329085943/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-23/211244-sniper-fire-kills-one-in-north-lebanon.ashx. dead.
  31. News: Intense fighting in n. Lebanon claims more lives. The Daily Star. 24 March 2013. 11 April 2013. 29 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329085940/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-24/211274-intense-fighting-in-n-lebanon-claims-more-lives.ashx. dead.
  32. News: Gunmen fire on Syrian fuel trucks, driver wounded . The Daily Star . 3 April 2013 . 11 April 2013 . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329085924/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Apr-03/212405-gunmen-fire-on-syrian-fuel-trucks-driver-wounded.ashx#ixzz2POC3toc2 . dead .
  33. Web site: Reports: Hizbullah Convoy Fires on Car at Masnaa Border Crossing — Naharnet . Naharnet.com . 12 April 2013.
  34. Web site: Liban . Deux personnes, dont un adolescent, tuées dans le Hermel par des obus tirés de Syrie | À La Une | L'Orient-Le Jour . Lorientlejour.com . 15 April 2013.
  35. Web site: Syrian rockets kill girl, injures another in Lebanon's Hermel . Now.mmedia.me . 2014-08-28 . 2017-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170115093554/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/syrian-rockets-kill-girl-injures-another-in-lebanons-hermel . dead .
  36. Web site: Syria rockets slam into Hermel . Now.mmedia.me . 28 May 2013 . 28 August 2014 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030623/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/syria-rockets-slam-into-hermel . dead .
  37. News: BBC News - Five killed in sectarian clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli . BBC . 14 May 2012.
  38. https://archive.today/20130615045848/http://www.france24.com/en/20130527-least-79-hezbollah-fighters-killed-qusayr-ngo At least 79 Hezbollah fighters killed in Qusayr: NGO
  39. Web site: 30 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes . Ndtv.com . 26 May 2013.
  40. News: Associated Press . Syrian forces unleash heavy artillery barrage to drive rebels from strategic rebel-held town . Toledoblade.com . 25 May 2013.
  41. Web site: Hezbollah stokes fire of wide-scale civil war with role in Qusayr battle . Middle-east-online.com . 22 May 2013 . 28 August 2014 . 19 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519174659/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=58925 . dead .
  42. Web site: Five soldiers injured in Tripoli clashes . Now.mmedia.me . 2014-08-28 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030358/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/five-soldiers-injured-in-tripoli-clashes . dead .
  43. Web site: Rockets hit Beirut's southern suburbs . Al Jazeera .
  44. Web site: Armed men kill three soldiers in Arsal . Now.mmedia.me . 28 May 2013 . 28 August 2014 . 4 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904035058/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/armed-men-kill-three-soldiers-in-lebanon-near-arsal . dead .
  45. Web site: Tension grips suburbs after Beirut shootout | News, Lebanon News . The Daily Star . 2014-08-28 . 2016-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310194237/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Local-News/2013/May-30/218858-tension-after-beirut-shooutout.ashx . dead .
  46. Web site: Syria rebels clash with Hezbollah in Lebanon . Al Jazeera .
  47. Web site: Lebanese army deploys to Tripoli . Al Jazeera .
  48. Web site: Pro-Hezbollah leaders attacked in Lebanon . Al Jazeera .
  49. Web site: Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanon's Tripoli . Al Arabiya . 3 June 2013.
  50. Web site: Tripoli clashes injure security forces members . Now.mmedia.me . 2014-08-28 . 2015-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128074700/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/tripoli-clashes-injure-security-forces-members . dead .
  51. Web site: Rockets from Syria strike Baalbek . The Daily Star . Lebanon . 6 June 2013 . 28 August 2014 . 16 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216104149/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2013/Jun-06/219618-rockets-from-syria-strike-baalbek.ashx#axzz2VFrrHVLm . dead .
  52. Web site: Two hurt as central Tripoli clashes renew despite army deployment . Naharnet.com . 7 June 2013.
  53. Web site: Salafists engage pro-Hezbollah fighters in Tripoli . Now.mmedia.me . 6 June 2013 . 28 August 2014 . 17 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217003735/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/salafists-engage-pro-hezbollah-fighters-in-tripoli . dead .
  54. Web site: Two killed in clash with army in Arsal . The Daily Star . Lebanon . 6 June 2013 . 28 August 2014 . 19 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171019165352/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Local-News/2013/Jun-06/219630-two-killed-in-clash-with-army-in-arsal.ashx#axzz2VFrrHVLm . dead .
  55. Web site: Man shot dead outside Hermel . Now.mmedia.me . 11 June 2013 . 28 August 2014 . 6 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161206214302/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/lebanonnews/man-shot-dead-outside-hermel . dead .
  56. Web site: Rockets from Syria hit northern Lebanon . Al Jazeera .
  57. Web site: UN says Syria conflict makes 'impact' on Lebanon . Zeenews.india.com .
  58. Web site: Lebanese Army storms Assir complex, preacher flees . The Daily Star . Lebanon . 24 June 2013 . 27 October 2014 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190428033801/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Jun-24/221395-fierce-clashes-rock-south-lebanon-city-for-second-day.ashx#ixzz2X8xHbYVw . dead .
  59. Web site: Mission accomplished, Assir on the run . The Daily Star . Lebanon . 2014-10-27 . 2017-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011152620/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Politics/2013/Jun-25/221488-mission-accomplished-assir-on-the-run.ashx#axzz2X5c750Ja . dead .
  60. Web site: Associated . The . Lebanese army storms Islamist mosque as Syria crisis spreads - 16 soldiers killed . Haaretz . 24 June 2013.
  61. Web site: Lebanese Army storms Assir complex, preacher flees . The Daily Star . Lebanon . 24 June 2013 . 27 October 2014 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190428033801/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Jun-24/221395-fierce-clashes-rock-south-lebanon-city-for-second-day.ashx#ixzz2X9bBrhZD . dead .
  62. Web site: 12 troops killed in Lebanon clashes with Sunni radicals . English.ahram.org.eg .
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  65. Web site: Hezbollah activist, policeman among 3 killed in Tripoli shooting | News, Lebanon News . The Daily Star . 2014-08-28 . 2016-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329204340/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Aug-22/228229-hezbollah-activist-among-3-killed-in-tripoli-shooting.ashx#axzz2cwxca8QC . dead .
  66. Web site: Tripoli bombing suspects arrested, death toll rises to 47 | News, Lebanon News . The Daily Star . 2014-08-28 . 2018-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215191013/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Aug-24/228538-tripoli-death-toll-rises-to-47-investigation-continues.ashx#axzz2cwxca8QC . dead .
  67. Web site: Syria Spillover Violence in Lebanon Raises Alarms. catty. Jewish Voice. 14 November 2015. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023319/http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5677:syria-spillover-violence-in-lebanon-raises-alarms&catid=106:international&Itemid=289. dead.
  68. Web site: 4 days of clashes in northern Lebanon kill 7. Blouin News. 14 November 2015.
  69. Web site: Tripoli put under Army control. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 2 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170702141136/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-03/239721-tripoli-put-under-army-control.ashx#axzz2mOyKDSEf. dead.
  70. Web site: Tripoli hostilities escalate, wider conflict feared. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703042744/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-02/239594-tripoli-hostilities-escalate-wider-conflict-feared.ashx#axzz2lzqzan13. dead.
  71. Web site: Fleeing Syrian rebels accused of aggravating violence in Lebanon. mcclatchydc. 14 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128070655/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/12/02/210311/fleeing-syrian-rebels-accused.html. 28 January 2015. dead.
  72. Web site: Hezbollah ambush kills 32 Islamist fighters in e. Lebanon. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 16 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190516214524/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-23/242100-hezbollah-ambush-islamist-fighters-in-e-lebanon-kill-32.ashx#axzz2oJPacu9y. dead.
  73. Web site: Lebanon's Mohamad Chatah, a Hezbollah foe, killed in blast - CNN.com. Saad Abedine. Holly Yan and Yousuf Basil, CNN. 27 December 2013. CNN. 14 November 2015.
  74. Web site: Bloodshed won't solve Tripoli problem: Kahwagi. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703123723/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Mar-24/251175-bloodshed-wont-solve-tripoli-problem-kahwagi.ashx#axzz2wrpI11J7. dead.
  75. Web site: Tripoli saignée à blanc dans l'indifférence générale. Jeanine JALKH. L'Orient-Le Jour. 14 November 2015.
  76. Web site: Suicide car bomb in east Lebanon near Syria border, 4 dead. GlobalPost. 14 November 2015.
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  78. Web site: Suicide bombing in Lebanon kills three. News. 14 November 2015.
  79. Web site: 5 Hezbollah, 30 Syrian militants killed in Lebanon clashes Anadolu Agency . Aa.com.tr . 2014-07-14 . 2014-08-12.
  80. Web site: Terrorist killed, militiaman arrested overnight in Tripoli | News, Lebanon News . The Daily Star . 2014-07-20 . 2014-08-12 . 2019-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232309/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Jul-20/264457-terrorist-killed-militiaman-arrested-overnight-in-tripoli.ashx . dead .
  81. Web site: Army investigates ISIS beheading claim. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703130802/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-29/268906-army-investigates-isis-beheading-claim.ashx#axzz3HKaXc8Bt. dead.
  82. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/09/hezbollah-checkpoint-hit-suicide-attack-201492020221924323.html Hezbollah checkpoint hit by suicide attack
  83. Web site: Calm returns to border after Hezbollah-Nusra fighting killed 22. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 12 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171012120933/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-06/273047-five-hezbollah-fighters-dead-in-border-clashes.ashx#axzz3HKaXc8Bt. dead.
  84. Web site: Order restored in Tripoli as Lebanese Army seizes last militant bastion. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 30 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180930054737/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-27/275466-lebanese-army-pushes-toward-militant-stronghold-in-tripoli.ashx#axzz3HKaXc8Bt. dead.
  85. Web site: Army kills man at east Lebanon checkpoint. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703193745/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-27/275468-army-kills-man-at-east-lebanon-checkpoint.ashx#axzz3HKaXc8Bt. dead.
  86. Web site: Lebanese troops killed near Syrian border. 14 November 2015.
  87. Web site: Lebanon violence: Bomb blast hits northern city of Tripoli. BBC News. 14 November 2015.
  88. Web site: 8 soldiers dead, 22 wounded as Lebanon border battle ends. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 14 November 2015. 28 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128064234/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-24/285195-lebanon-army-finds-3-more-bodies-of-soldiers-as-guns-fall-silent.ashx. dead.
  89. News: Lebanese army says three more soldiers killed in Friday's attack.
  90. News: Lebanese Army: 3 jihadis killed in border raid. 2016-01-17. 2015-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408143454/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Apr-07/293564-lebanese-army-seizes-strategic-hill-on-syria-border.ashx. dead.
  91. News: Fatah colonel killed in Lebanon's largest refugee camp.
  92. News: Two killed in clashes in south Lebanon refugee camp.
  93. News: Lebanese army kills two gunmen at Syria border: statement.
  94. News: dead, 11 wounded east Lebanon blast: security source. 2016-01-17. 2017-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170708030644/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Oct-19/319402-8-dead-11-wounded-in-east-lebanon-blast-security-source.ashx. dead.
  95. News: Lebanon: Arsal border town rocked by bomb.
  96. News: Renewed fighting in Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp kills one. April 2, 2016. Reuters.
  97. 856591748797280256. ORoomLeb. BREAKING: Lebanese army raids ISIS/Nusra position on Syrian borders using choppers & artillery killing/injuring more than 20. #Lebanon . 24 April 2017.