Timeline of violent events relating to the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon (2014–present) explained

See main article: Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon. From its inception, the Syrian Civil War has produced and inspired a great deal of strife and unrest in the nation of Lebanon. Prior to the Battle of Arsal in August 2014, the Lebanese Army has tried to keep out of it and the violence has been mostly between various factions within the country and overt Syrian involvement has been limited to airstrikes and occasional accidental incursions. Since then, the Lebanese armed forces have taken a major part in the frey within Lebanon, and there have been jihadist attempts at invasion which have been repulsed by both the Army and Hezbullah.

August 2014 battle of Arsal

See main article: Battle of Arsal.

• 2 August: the Lebanese Army clashed with Syrian gunmen in the town of Arsal, which left over a hundred fighters on both sides dead,^[1] starting a new phase of the tragedy.

September 2014

• 19 September: an explosion in Arsal killed 2 Lebanese soldiers and wounded 3 others.^[2]
• 20 September: a car bomb targeted a Hezbollah checkpoint in eastern Lebanon.^[3]
• 23 September: a Lebanese soldier was killed and 2 others wounded by gunmen near Tripoli.^[4]
• 24 September: the Lebanese army raided a number of Syrian refugee camps near Arsal, arresting over 200 people, protests ensued the next day in that belliegared town.^[5]

October 2014

• 5 October: clashes in eastern Lebanon killed 14 Syrian rebels and 3 Hezbollah fighters. Some sources said Hezbollah lost 8 fighters.^{[6] [7] [8]}
• 10 October: Syrian troops wound a Lebanese man on the Lebanese side of the border.^[9]
• 17 October: a Lebanese soldier was killed and others wounded in northern Lebanon. Later the Lebanese army arrested more than 40 Syrians.^[10]
• 23 October: the Lebanese army killed 3 militants and arrested a suspected terrorist in northern Lebanon.^[11] The following day, 16 people including 7 Lebanese soldiers were wounded when gunmen attacked the Lebanese army in Tripoli.^[12]
• 25 October: two Lebanese soldiers were killed and a number of gunmen wounded in northern Lebanon.^[13] As of 25 October, the death toll has risen to 6 Lebanese soldiers and 2 civilians.^[14]
• 26 October: 4 other soldiers and 5 civilians were believed to be killed.^[15] At least 20 militants were killed and 150 people were injured.^[16]

November 2014

• 14 November: 3 soldiers were wounded by a bomb in Arsal.^[17]

December 2014

• 2 December: 6 soldiers were killed in an ambush in northeast Lebanon.^[18]
• 3 December: a Lebanese soldier was killed and 2 others wounded in an explosion in Arsal.^[19]

January 2015

See main article: 2015 Jabal Mohsen suicide attacks.

• 10 January: Nine people were killed and more than 30 wounded in a Jabal Mohsen café when two suicide bombers from the area of Tripoli blew themselves up. It was the first suicide attack on a civilian neighbourhood in nearly a year, following a security sweep.^[20]
• 23 January: Five Lebanese soldiers were killed and 16 others wounded in clashes with ISIS fighters near the Syrian border.^[21]

November 2015

See main article: 2015 Beirut bombings.

• 12 November: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, that is inhabited mostly by Shia Muslims.^[22] Reports of the number of deaths range from 37^[23] to 43.^{[24] [25]}

March 2016

• 10 March: Lebanese army clash with militants, left 8 Jihadists and 1 soldier dead.^[26]
• 24 March: A Lebanese soldier is killed by a bombing in northern Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility.^[27]
• 27–28 March: 18 militants from Jabhat al-Nusra and 14 militants from ISIL are killed in clashes between the two groups in the northern Bekaa valley region which began on 27 March as Nusra tried to regain some positions it had lost to the ISIL. 6 more Nusra militants were taken prisoner.^[28]

April 2016

• 12 April: A car bomb exploded on Tuesday in Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon, killing at least one person identified as a Palestinian official, a security source said. The source said the blast killed Fathi Zeidan, who headed the Fatah movement in the Miye Miye Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon.^[29]

December 2016

• 5 December: In Arsal have an Insurgent shoot one soldier dead.^[30]
• 28 December: In Al-Ain an explosion killed a local and 1 wounded.^[31]

June 2017

• 30 June: Five suicide bombings and a grenade attack targeting army personnel in Al-Nour camp and al-Qariyeh camp near Arsal, left seven soldiers wounded and a girl killed.^[32]

June 2019

• 3 June: A lone-wolf operative attacked Lebanese security personnel near Tripoli, killing 2 police and 2 soldiers. The attack occurred on June 3 by a gunman who had been in jail before on charges of belonging to ISIL.^[33]

See also

• List of attacks in Lebanon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Army Retakes Posts in Arsal, Says 10 Troops Killed as 'Humanitarian Truce' Reportedly Reached — Naharnet . Naharnet.com . 2014-08-03 . 2014-08-12.
2. Web site: Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Arsal blast. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
3. Web site: National News Agency - Car explosion at Hezbollah checkpoint between Ham and Khraibeh. National News Agency. 15 April 2015.
4. Web site: Soldier shot dead, 2 wounded in north Lebanon. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
5. Web site: Lebanese army conducts unprecedented Arsal raid. 25 September 2014. 15 April 2015.
6. Web site: Fierce fighting kills 17 in east Lebanon. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
7. Web site: Calm returns to border after Hezbollah-Nusra fighting killed 22. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
8. Web site: Hezbollah under fire. 7 October 2014. 15 April 2015.
9. Web site: Syrian gunfire wounds Lebanese man on northern border. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
10. Web site: Soldier killed in north Lebanon bus attack, 44 detained. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
11. Web site: Clashes erupt between Army, gunmen in Tripoli. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
12. Web site: Fresh violence rocks Lebanon's Tripoli . 25 October 2014 .
13. Web site: Army pounds militant hideouts in north Lebanon. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
14. News: Lebanon army fights gunmen in Tripoli, six soldiers killed. Reuters. 25 October 2014 . 15 April 2015.
15. News: Fighting shakes Lebanon's north as army battles Islamists for third day. Reuters. 26 October 2014 . 15 April 2015.
16. Web site: Army arrests 83 in north Lebanon hunt for militants. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
17. Web site: Explosion Targets Army Patrol in Arsal as Nusra Front Points Finger Hizbullah. Naharnet. 15 April 2015.
18. Web site: Militant ambush kills 6 soldiers in northeast Lebanon. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
19. Web site: Lebanese Army expert killed as he examines bomb near Arsal. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
20. Web site: North Lebanon suicide attack kills nine. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
21. Web site: 5 soldiers dead in Lebanon border battle with jihadis. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 15 April 2015.
22. News: Barnard. Anne. Saad. Hwaida. ISIS Claims Responsibility for Blasts That Killed Dozens in Beirut. 12 November 2015. The New York Times. 12 November 2015.
23. News: Beirut attacks: Suicide bombers kill dozens in Shia suburb. BBC News. 12 November 2015. bbc.
24. Web site: ISIS claims responsibility for Beirut southern suburb attack. Lebanon. The Daily Star. 13 November 2015 . 13 November 2015.
25. News: Day of mourning in Lebanon after deadly Beirut bombings. 15 November 2015. Al Jazeera. 13 November 2015.
26. Web site: Lebanese army clash with militants, 9 dead. 10 March 2016.
27. Web site: Bomb blast kills soldier in north Lebanon: Report. 24 March 2016.
28. News: Fighting between ISIS, Nusra Front spills from Syria into Lebanon. Haaretz. 28 March 2016.
29. Web site: Car bomb in Lebanon's Sidon kills Palestinian official. 12 April 2016.
30. News: Gunmen kill one soldier in northern Lebanon: army, security sources. 5 December 2016. Reuters.
31. News: Explosion kills local official in northern Lebanon: NNA. 28 December 2016. 16 January 2017. Reuters.
32. Web site: Lebanon: Army raids Arsal refugee camps, one killed. Al Jazeera. 30 June 2017.
33. https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/07/05/ISIS-claims-June-attack-that-killed-four-on-patrol-in-Lebanon-s-Tripoli.html ISIS claims June attack that killed four on patrol in Lebanon’s Tripoli