Incident Summary:

01/14/2014: Fourteen rockets were fired from Syria's Qusayr area into Arsal municipality, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties from the attack; however, the rockets resulted in material damage in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201401140020

When:
2014-01-14

Country:
Lebanon

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Beqaa

City:
Arsal

Location Details:
Incident occurred between Marj Arsal and Khirbit Daoud.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Arsal Town
Specific Description Town
Nationality of Target Lebanon
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Fourteen rockets were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"14 Syria rockets hit Lebanon's Arsal: source," Lebanon Daily Star, January 14, 2014.
"14 Syria rockets hit Lebanons Arsal source," Big News Network, January 14, 2014.
"19 Syrian rockets hit Beqaa area in east Lebanon," Ya Libnan, January 14, 2014.