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| Syrian reinforcements in the Bekaa | |
| 2005-03-04 | |
Witnesses said that Syrian soldiers positioned in the Lebanese Bekaa plain reinforced their positions in the area which the Taif accord states the Syrian forces would redeploy to. The Syrian soldiers were seen digging trenches especially in Deir Zanoun, 10 Kilometers from the Syrian borders. News reports said the Syrian forces reinforced positions in the heights of the Mount of Lebanon overlooking Beirut and the Syrian soldiers dug trenches and install reinforcements in Hamman, Falougha, Daher al-Baidar and Ein Dara. The Lebanese minister of defense Abdul Rahim Murad announced on February 24 that there is a nearby redeployment for the Syrian forces to the Bekaa.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #15 Jackal, did not notice. I always type it in, as am a webslave, it's in my bloodstream. However, there is a template right below... under "Link:". Thus, no excuses need to apply. |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-03-04 9:11:22 PM |
| #14 PlanetDan here is the way to "make a link the Rantburg way" <, a href='your URL or target goes here between the mandatory apostrophes'>The name of link goes here. Use an apostrophe ' at Rantburg not a " quotation mark. Every place else uses qoutation marks " The " at Rantburge is used for something else in the underlying Code tha makes Rantburg work. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-03-04 8:52:14 PM |
| #13 But the button doesn't work, at least with Firefox or Netscape. That said, I follow the instructions under the buttons and type the "a href" thingie in manually. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-03-04 7:56:53 PM |
| #12 PlanetDan, please learn how to post a link, hokay? You've mested up page formatting. There is even a friggin button for it. The link belongs between the quotes and some label goes in the space between the link ref ..."> and the closing tag |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-03-04 5:21:35 PM |
| #11 From the NYT. Downright hilarious! Yet many in Lebanon are skeptical that Syria would make good on even this latest declaration. Mr. Assad has repeated his intention to pull out in several recent interviews, but consistently, Syrian officials have denied his claims. On Thursday, Syrian troops were seen digging trenches, in what Syria's foreign ministry described as "preparation for a withdrawal." http://nytimes.com/2005/03/04/international/middleeast/04cnd-syria.html?hp&ex=1109998800&en=035710472c4e8f49&ei=5094&partner=homepage |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-03-04 5:04:53 PM |
| #10 Ah, this brings to mind the story of the special forces guys calling air strikes on the Taliban trenches in NE Afghanistan on behalf of the Northern Alliance forces. He noticed that Taliban troops outside of the strike area were coming up out of their trenches to watch the area getting hit, and called in strikes on them as well. Pretty sure I read that gem right on Rantburg. :) |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-03-04 3:39:00 PM |
| #9 Well, Islam requires a prompt burial. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-04 2:19:51 PM |
| #8 digging their own graves? Very thoughtful of them |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-04 2:05:32 PM |
| #7 DEBKA reporting: Military sources reveal Syrian military and air force movements in Syria and Lebanon denote preparedness for air strikes against strategic Syrian targets rather than giving in. Digging trenches worked sooooo well in Afghanistan and Iraq. For the USAF, that is. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-03-04 1:53:43 PM |
| #6 It means they have no intention of leaving. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2005-03-04 1:29:12 PM |
| #5 Ten JDAMs landing in selected spots might send an effective message. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-04 1:27:52 PM |
| #4 well, it certainly would take the steam out of things if they did. And it allows Assad not to look as weak as he is. Does anyone know what this means? |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-04 12:53:47 PM |
| #3 trenches = favorite B52 targets lined up in a row. No need to even send a burial detail. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-03-04 12:49:25 PM |
| #2 trenches = unearthing WMD's? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-04 12:40:20 PM |
| #1 When are they going to move Saddam's WMD? |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-03-04 12:36:10 PM |