Battle of Arsal

When

2 Aug 2014 – 7 Aug 2014

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

34.18° N, 36.42° E

Description

military confrontation between the Lebanese Armed Forces and ISIL, Nusra Front fighters.

Military confrontation

The Battle of Arsal was a major combat engagement between Lebanese forces, and Salafi jihadist militants groups from Syria at the town of Arsal in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of Lebanon. It involved soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah fighters, and militants affiliated with the Al-Nusra Front and Islamic State. The Syrian Air Force also had limited involvement during the battle.

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