2014 in Lebanon

none September 2014 2014 The following lists some remarkable events that happened in 2014 in Lebanon on a monthly basis. Incumbents President: Michel Suleiman (until 25 May), Tammam Salam (acting) (starting 25 May) Prime Minister: Najib Mikati (until 15 February), Tammam Salam (starting 15 February) Events January January 1 - Sources confirm that Lebanon has captured Majid bin Mohammad al-Majid, leader of the al-Qaeda-linked group Abdullah Azzam Brigades responsible for the recent bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lebanon-idUSBRE9BU0I920131231 Leader of group linked to al Qaeda held in Lebanon: sources Reuters 1 January 2014 19 January 2015 January 2 - Five people are killed and 20 wounded in a car bomb that hit a southern suburb of Beirut.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25577642 Beirut blast kills at least five in Hezbollah stronghold BBC News 2 January 2014 19 January 2015 January 4 - Majid al-Majid, the chief of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades militant group that was accused of being responsible for a double suicide bombing in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, in November 2013, dies in custody in a military hospital in Beirut.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25603499 Jihadist militant leader in Lebanon Majid al-Majid dies in custody BBC News 4 January 2014 19 January 2015 January 5 - A sniper kills a man and six people are wounded in clashes between districts in Tripoli that support rival sides in neighboring Syria's civil war.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-lebanon-idUSBREA040AA20140105 Sniper fire kills one as clashes flare in Lebanon's Tripoli Reuters 5 January 2014 19 January 2015 January 16 - A suicide bomber kills 4 people and injures 26 in Hermel, a Hezbollah strongholdNovember 2024 The Reuters article doesn't present any particular claims for this being a Hezbollah stronghold, it just names it thus and says there are a lot of Shia in the area near the Syrian border.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-bomb-idUSBREA0F0AJ20140116 Suicide car bomb kills three in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria Reuters 16 January 2014 19 January 2015 January 17 - A rocket fired from Syria into the Lebanese border town of Arsal kills seven people and wounds 15.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-syria-rocket-idUSBREA0G0IX20140117 Rocket fired from Syria kills seven in Lebanese border town Reuters 17 January 2014 19 January 2015 January 21 - A bomb detonates at a Hezbollah building in Beirut, killing 4 people and wounding 35.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/01/21/beirut-bomb/4710867/ Deadly car bomb targets Hezbollah in Beirut USA Today 21 January 2014 19 January 2015 February February 12 - The Syrian Army and their Lebanese ally Hezbollah begin an assault to retake the strategic border town Yabrud from the Syrian rebels. February 15 - A new government is formed in Lebanon after 10 months of gridlock, Tammam Salam is elected to be prime minister. February 16 - Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, calls on other sectarian forces in the Arab world to withdraw from Syria, saying that if they did so, Hezbollah would also "not remain in Syria either." February 19 - Two people are killed and 38 injured in a bombing of a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut. February 24 - Israeli Air Force planes reportedly bomb a weapons shipment of SS-21 missiles destined for Hezbollah near a Hezbollah stronghold on the Lebanon-Syria border. February 26 - Syrian army and Hezbollah troops kill over 70 rebel fighters in an ambush in the outskirts of Damascus. February 28 - Syrian air strikes near the Lebanese border town of Arsal killed three people. March March 21 - Clashes erupt in Tripoli, between Syrian government supporters and detractors, leaving 3 dead. March 29 - A suicide bomber kills three soldiers at a Lebanese army checkpoint in the border town of Arsal close to the Syrian border. April April 14 - Syrian government troops recapture the towns of Al-Sarkha and Ma'loula near the Syria-Lebanon border. May May 25 - Lebanese security forces arrest Islamist militant leader Omar Bakri Muhammad. June June 24 - A car bombing occurs in a Shiite suburb of Beirut killing the bomber and injuring five other people. July July 18 - 2014 Qalamoun offensive: More than 100 people are killed as Hezbollah clashes with Syrian rebels on the border between Lebanon and Syria.Naharnet Newsdesk http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/139414 Heavy Fighting in Arsal between Hizbullah and Militants 18 July 2014 Naharnet 21 Apr 2020 August August 4 - Battle of Arsal: 14 soldiers have been killed and 22 are missing after clashes with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters on the Syrian border. At least 50 militants and 50 civilians have also died.Dziadosz Alexander https://in.reuters.com/article/lebanon-security-arsal/lebanese-army-advances-in-border-battle-with-islamists-idINKBN0G40N620140804 https://web.archive.org/web/20171009193634/http://in.reuters.com/article/lebanon-security-arsal/lebanese-army-advances-in-border-battle-with-islamists-idINKBN0G40N620140804 dead October 9, 2017 Lebanese army advances in border battle with Islamists 4 Aug 2014 Reuters 21 Apr 2020 August 6 - Saudi Arabia grants Lebanon US$1 billion to help the country in its conflict with self-declared jihadist fighters on the border with Syria. August 13 - An interview with Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip was aired on Lebanon TV in which they claim to be planning a "high profile" attack and claim to be moving rockets in order to be fired into Israel. August 27 - Syrian rebels take over the border Quneitra crossing between Israel and Syria after heavy fighting. Mortar rounds and rockets were launched into Israel. One IDF soldier is wounded by a bullet just days after rocket attacks from Lebanon. September September 19 - 2 Lebanese soldiers were killed and 3 wounded when a bomb exploded as their convoy was headed towards Arsal.https://news.yahoo.com/border-rocket-attack-lebanon-army-wounds-2-military-100011178.html Bomb attack kills 2 troops on Syria border: Lebanon army 19 Sep 2014 Yahoo News 21 Apr 2020 October October 9 - The Lebanon presidential elections are aborted for the 13th round. October 26 - North Lebanon clashes: Fighting between the Lebanese Army and Islamist militants over 2 days in Tripoli leaves 11 soldiers, 8 civilians, and 22 militants dead.Siddiq Nazih https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-lebanon/guns-fall-silent-in-lebanons-tripoli-as-army-moves-in-idUSKBN0IG0XX20141027 Guns fall silent in Lebanon's Tripoli as army moves in 27 Oct 2014 Reuters 21 Apr 2020 October 29 - The Lebanon presidential elections are aborted for the 14th round. December December 2 - Unidentified gunmen kill 6 Lebanese soldiers near the eastern town of Ras Baalbek.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/12/lebanese-troops-killed-near-syrian-border-2014122193646646562.html Lebanese troops killed near Syrian border 2 Dec 2014 Al Jazeera 21 Apr 2020 December 2 - The Lebanese government arrests a wife and daughter of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Deaths 1 September – Farid Raphaël, Lebanese banker (born 1933).Mr. Walid Raphaël elected Chairman General Manager of Banque Libano-Française S.A.L. https://www.banque-sba.com/sba-en/New-Chairman-news banque-sba.com 18 November 2023 References 30em 2014 in Lebanon Category:2010s in Lebanon Category:Years of the 21st century in Lebanon Lebanon