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| Breaking: IDF Air-Assault On Bekaa Valley |
| 2006-08-01 |
| The Israeli military engaged in fierce fighting Tuesday with Hezbollah forces just across the border with Lebanon, and the Lebanese Army reported Israeli aircraft struck targets near the Syrian border. Israeli aircraft hit "several" targets near the northeastern Lebanese town of Baalbeck, the Lebanese army reported. The army also reported heavy helicopter traffic east and west of the town. The Arab-language television network Al-Arabiya said it appeared the Israeli army was attempting to drop in soldiers. The Israel Defense Forces had no comment on the reports. Israeli... May they do to the Bekaa what Sherman did to the Shenandoah Valley. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #18 Failed to kidnap doesn't mean failed to kill. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-08-01 22:46 |
| #17 I know its debka, but hey, its info DEBKAfile reports: A fleet of helicopters drops large Israeli special forces Tuesday night at the Shiite village of Shraifa west of HizballahÂ’s E. Lebanon stronghold of Baalbek August 2, 2006, 12:44 AM (GMT+02:00) The HizballahÂ’s Beqaa commander Muhammad Yazbek is reported by DEBKAfileÂ’s exclusive sources as having converted the Dar al Hikmeh Hospital in the village into the headquarters for his staff. Israel troops who made for this target are engaged in heavy clashes around the building. Lebanese witnesses report an unprecedented number of Israeli warplanes over the Beqaa valley Tuesday night and aerial strikes against five Hizballah positions near Baalbek. From the Mediterranean, Israel naval artillery pounded Hizballah rocket sites on the Lebanese shore. DEBKAfileÂ’s senior military sources report Israel is going all out Tuesday night in an effort to finally overwhelm Hizballah on all fronts and generate conditions for the deployment of a multinational force |
| Posted by: Legolas 2006-08-01 21:55 |
| #16 Suffice to say, a couple brigades of pissed off Israelies in the Bekaa would make my day. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-08-01 20:25 |
| #15 US Army only. All numbers reflect attachments that go into effect upon deployment. These vary from country to country. Company = Troop: About 10-13 armored vehicles. 65-130 soldiers. Battalion = Squadron = 3-5 manuever companies: 500 to 700 soldiers (all above company includes support troops) Regiment = Brigade = 3-5 maneuver battalions: 2000+ soldiers when plussed up with arty, engineers, logistics, etc. Division = 3-5 maneuver brigades plus several combat service support and combat support battalions. 12,000 to 20,000 soldiers. There have been recent changes to US units. A lot of the units controlled formerly by the division have been put under brigade control. Most of these units would have been chopped to brigade control anyway for an actual deployment, so the over all numbers don't change that much. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2006-08-01 19:59 |
| #14 Forgot to say that the ratio tank /infantry may change if the unit is a Mechanised Brigade instead of a Tank Brigade. |
| Posted by: Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-08-01 19:52 |
| #13 It will be very, very interesting if the IDF turns up some of Saddam's missing WMDs in the Bekaa Valley. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-01 19:52 |
| #12 Troop is the size of a recon unit is not used in my contryso i dont know. Section 10-15(usually the size you can put inside a vehicle) Platoon 50-80 Company 100-200 Battalion 400-1000 Regiment 800-2000(rarelly used) Brigade 3000-7000 (the standart combat unit 3 Tank Battalions +1 Infantry Bn+ rec Co+ Arty Bn + Eng Bn+ other support units) Division 10000-20000 Corps: 2 or 3 divions plus support independent forces Army: 2-3 Corps plus suport and independent forces |
| Posted by: Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-08-01 19:50 |
| #11 BTW: Can someone explain what the sizes are for a troop, company, regiment, batallion, brigade, division are? For those of us saps without a military background :) Thanks! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-08-01 19:13 |
| #10 hehe a 1200 soldiers brigade... In what world? That's an heavy Battalion or a Regiment. |
| Posted by: Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-08-01 18:51 |
| #9 Crikey!, they're really going for it now. Pity they didn't get the swine. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-08-01 18:50 |
| #8 Just got done submitting Ynet report from Lebanese sources: Lebanese army officials say special IDF forces fail in attempt to kidnap Hizbullah High Council member Sheikh Muhammad Yazbek from hospital near Baalbek; gun battles reported at scene. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-01 18:43 |
| #7 From the NYT; Brig. Gen. Shuki Shakar of the Northern Command, briefing reporters in Misgav Am, said Israeli troops were now on both sides of the “red line,” by which he meant the new “security zone” Israel is trying establish along the border. He said there were “six brigade-size or larger efforts” engaged Tuesday, a number that would seem to mean around 10,000 troops. The average Israeli brigade contains 1,200 to 1,600 soldiers. Another Israeli officer of lower rank said that he was told the number of soldiers inside Lebanon was closer to 4,000 and that he could not explain General Shakar’s comments. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-08-01 18:43 |
| #6 Death From Above...get some! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2006-08-01 18:31 |
| #5 Sherman never even visited the Shenandoah. That was Sheridan. Good Ohio boys all. |
| Posted by: Oldcat 2006-08-01 18:31 |
| #4 NYT 10,000 israeli troops pushing up from south |
| Posted by: Legolas 2006-08-01 18:30 |
| #3 jerusalem post has some details on this |
| Posted by: Legolas 2006-08-01 18:21 |
| #2 Stick it up em. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2006-08-01 18:12 |
| #1 That's more like it. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-01 18:10 |