KABUL , Afghanistan – A group of enemy extremists attacked a girl’s school on July 28 in a village east of Bagram in Parwan Province .
The enemy fighters used small arms and rocket propelled fire to attack the school, causing a partial collapse of the roof of the school.
Villagers returned fire on the enemy extremists and one Afghan civilian security guard was injured in the attack, according to local authorities.
“This is another example of total disregard for the progress the Afghan people have achieved,” said Col. Thomas Collins, Coalition spokesman. “The extremists offer nothing but a bleak return to oppression. Coalition forces, together with the Afghan government, will continue to seek out those who want nothing but darkness for the country. The actions on the part of the villagers in Parwan demonstrate the Afghan people’s abhorrence for the terrorists’ agenda. The alternative is clear: the Afghan people want to provide an opportunity for young men and women to receive an education.”
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Silence from the NOW gals as the administration and armed forces work to liberate more women than the rad left auxiliary of the Donk Party has done in decades.
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Civilian resistance makes everything the terrorists do ten times harder. It's what finally broke the outlaw gangs in the old West. When you can't go into a town for fear that a rifle barrel will be pointing out of every window.
Three British soldiers have been killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in southern Afghanistan. A fourth soldier was seriously injured in the incident in the north of Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said.
It happened early on Tuesday, hours after a British solder was killed in Iraq in a mortar attack in Basra. The Ministry of Defence said a vehicle patrol came under attack at 0730 local time. "Forces are involved in an ongoing action with insurgent forces," said Army spokesman Lt Col Kevin Stratford-Wright.
"This morning, during one incident, a pair of UK vehicles were attacked by insurgents who were armed with rocket propelled grenades and a heavy machine gun." He said the said the injured soldier was being treated at a military hospital.
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan - A car bomb killed at least six people and wounded 16 outside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, but the apparent target, a provincial governor, was unhurt. The blast took place in the city of Jalalabad where thousands of people, including the governor of Ningarhar, Gul Afgha Sherzai, were gathered in front of the mosque. Sherzai escaped unhurt.
“I was the target and it was the work of Afghanistan’s enemies,” he told Reuters, referring to a term usually used by Afghan officials for describing Taleban insurgents and their al Qaeda allies.
"But since it was organized by Hek, they missed," he added.
The people had gathered in the mosque to attend a prayer ceremony for Maulvi Younis Khalis, a mujahideen commander who died last week.
The car followed SherzaiÂ’s convoy as he was returning after the ceremony. His four guards and two men in the car in police uniforms were killed in the blast, security officials said. However, it was not immediately clear whether it was suicide attack or the car bomb was triggered remotely.
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Jalalabad, it just rolls off the tounge
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(AIP): Unidentified gunmen shot and injured two American Arab workers of a foreign company in the troubled Zabul province of Afghanistan yesterday, police said Tuesday. Police Chief of Zabul province, Noor Muhammad Pakteen told Afghan Islamic Press that both the Arabs were working for a foreign company in Afghanistan and were injured in firing of unknown gunmen in Jaldak area near Qalat, capital of Zabul province yesterday. He disclosed that both the foreign workers who were from Lebanon and also had US citizenship were now under treatment in the hospital.
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both the foreign workers who were from Lebanon and also had US citizenship
I wonder what the nationality of the foreign company was, and what it was doing there.
(AIP): Two coalition soldiers were injured slightly after they received small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire in the Pech River Valley in Kunr province last evening (Wednesday), a coalition spokeswoman said Thursday. While confirming the incident to Afghan Islamic Press spokeswoman of coalition forces Lt. Tamara Lawrence said, "Coalition forces did receive small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire from various locations in the Pech River Valley in Kunar Province last evening." Coalition forces returned fire toward the enemy positions, she added. Lt. Tamara Lawrence said two coalition soldiers sustained minor wounds in the incident, but they are in stable condition at a nearby Coalition medical facility.
Earlier, spokesman of Taliban fighters, Dr. Muhammad Hanif, told Afghan Islamic Press by satellite phone from and undisclosed that Taliban attacked a base of US troops in Manogi district of Kunar province. He added that the attack sparked a firefight between coalition and Taliban in which three tents of American soldiers were burned. The Taliban spokesman said they had no details of the casualties. Similarly in another incident, Dr. Muhammad Hanif said, Taliban attacked a patrol of US forces in Tarra area in Manogi district of Helmand province last night. He said two military vehicles were destroyed and all the soldiers onboard were killed in the attack. The coalition spokeswoman said they had only one report of engagement from Kunar province.
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We had five stories put up tonight about Fee-del: youse guys are quick! We've consolidated to this one and the following story, from CBS and Fox respectively. The accordion lady is on stage, but no word yet on whether the fat lady will make an appearance. Let's all hope for more good news later today!
(CBS4 News) HAVANA In an unprecedented announcement, the Cuban government announced Monday night that Fidel Castro was temporarily giving up power to his brother and Vice President Raul, due to surgery for an illness he developed while traveling to Argentina. This is the first time Castro has turned over power to anyone since taking control of Cuba in 1959.
Will Raul give it back, or is he sitting with his feet on his brother's desk, smoking one of his cigars, and thinking about how he's been waiting a very, very long time.
"You and what army, Fidelito?"
The announcement was made at 9:15 Monday night on Cuban Television, monitored in Miami. A spokesperson for the Cuban government made the announcement, which came in the middle of a newscast. There was little advance notice of the special announcement. Quick, someone find the accordian lady.
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Maybe dem dar expensive imported Spanish/Black Hams finally got him - you know, the stuff Fidel can eat anytime he wants to while his People + Army starve. Iff Fidel were Radical Islamists > GOD/HEAVEN WANTS ME TO KILL YOU ANDOR TAKE YOUR LANDS, WELATH, WOMEN, PET DAWGS, AND YOUR HAMS - ONLY AN D ***** INFIDEL TRAITOR WOULD STOP THE HAMS FROM FLOWING.
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What's the big deal? Chicago and Cook county are governed the exact same way, only we have lousy winters and the offices go to the departing pol's kids.
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I can see the NY Times headlines now, "Latin world mourns. World leaders gather, Jimauh Carter to join Raul in eulogy at a soccer field which formerly contained soviet missle silos."
Ring up the heavenly whores and break out that bottle of Guayabita del Pinar Che, he's finally coming home!
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CHICAGO The intestinal bleeding problem Cuban President Fidel Castro is believed to be suffering from could be life-threatening. Doctor Stephen Hanauer, the gastroenerology chief at the University of Chicago hospitals, says ongoing bleeding can be serious. Hanauer says it is difficult to deduce the cause of Castro's bleeding without knowing what part of the digestive tract is affected.
Ulcers are a common cause of bleeding in the stomach or upper intestine, while a condition called diverticulosis also can provoke bleeding in the lower intestine, especially in people over age 60. Hanauer says this condition involves weakened spots in the intestinal lining that form pouches, which can become inflamed and provoke bleeding.
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I canÂ’t wait till the Funeral. I hope itÂ’s just before the election so the LLL M0onb@+5 will get a photo op with Raul and the dead corpse. You just know they canÂ’ skip FidelÂ’s funeral, lest they upset their base.
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My brother had diverticulosis. Nearly killed him and he was in his early 50's. Had to have a chuck of intestine removed. He wore a colostomy bag untill a doctor could be found to reattach everything. He nearly died on the operating table.
That said, the problem was caused by rich diet, smoking and heavy drinking.
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Is it "meet the new boss, same as the old boss", or has Raul said or done anything to spur the optimism I've seen here and elsewhere? The folks celebrating in Miami might be jumping the gun.
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Look for military posturing by both the Cubans and their allies - Chavez et al - as they jostle for power. It may sound like something to laugh at, but in fact will be sufficiently serious that we will need to divert attention to it while we have other things on our plate.
Same thing is going to happen when NORK falls - in fact, it's the best explanation for Kimmie's current mischief-making.
If you mean diverticulosis, it can be if it flares up due to eating something like, say, a peanut. My dad had his colon resection to remove that area a decade or so ago. He said he feels much better since having it done.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration has been carrying out secret reconnaissance missions to learn about nuclear, chemical and missile sites in Iran in preparation for possible airstrikes there, potential post-Castro investment opportunities, journalist Seymour Hersh said Sunday.
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Lol!!! closing comments of the french lci reportage about this (reportage which by the way consists of testimonies of cubans singing the praise of fidel) : "many cubans wait for the return to health of fidel castro so he can act like their family father again".
Gen. Yury Sapunov, head of the FSB's international terrorism department, said Hizballah and Hamas were not listed because they have not planned terrorist acts on Russian territory. More here. On 23 August, 1939, the world was shocked when, suddenly, Russia and Germany signed a 'Non-aggression Pact'. Anyone "shocked" today?
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Once again these guys are playing all the angles. They still have dreams of a Communist empire. These guys are so crooked they have to screw their socks on in the morning. Problems in Chechyna aren't that much that different than islamofascist problems anyplace else so why don't they join the west in fighting these islamofascists?
North and South Korean troops exchanged gunfire across their heavily fortified border for the first time in about a year, a military official said on Tuesday, with the incident coming as once warming ties turn chilly.
North Korean troops fired two shots at a South Korean guard post near the Demilitarized Zone late on Monday and South Korean troops returned six shots, an official said by telephone.
"No one was injured in the incident," the Joint Chiefs of Staff official said, referring to South Korean troops. There was no word if any North Korean soldiers were hurt.
The Joint Chiefs issued a statement saying the U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission -- monitoring a truce that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War and has left the two countries technically at war since then -- will look into the skirmish.
One of the shots hit the guard post, causing South Korean troops to immediately return fire, the official said.
Ties between the Cold War foes had warmed in recent years after they reached agreements on economic cooperation and military confidence-building.
But even warmer ties did not prevent the occasional clash.
Last October, North Korea fired a bullet toward a South Korean guard post and the South returned fire and the two navies clashed along a disputed maritime border in 2002, resulting in deaths and casualties on both sides.
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D *** it, was expectin' it o'er the weekend, not today. D *** ed CIA-INTEL psychics, whom officially are not andor not there, playin' too much touchy-feely wid the leg hairs, AGAIN - Prioritize, men, prioritize.
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North Korean troops fired two shots at a South Korean guard post ... South Korean troops returned six shots
A disproportionate response. Just terrible.
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Right on GK. Where's the UN.
Maybe the North only had two bullets. Let's give the North more money, so we can get these exchanges more proportionate.
A JEWISH youth centre in Sydney has been targeted in an attack community leaders say is clearly linked to the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
It is the second anti-Semitic attack in Sydney in four days.
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies chief executive Vic Alhadeff said today attackers had failed in their bid to set alight the Jewish youth movement centre, adjacent to the Mizrachi Synagogue on Old South Head Road at Bondi.
Investigations had shown the assailants intended to cause much greater damage, dousing wooden blocks inside the building with gasoline and trying to set them alight.
The building, which is in construction, was vacant at the time of the fire and had minor damage.
Mr Alhadeff said the incident was clearly linked to rising tensions in the Middle East.
"Whenever there is a rise in tensions in the Middle East, there is a clear increase in the number of anti-Semitic attacks in Australia," Mr Alhadeff said.
"Racism has no place in our society."
Parramatta Synagogue, in Sydney's west, was the target of an anti-Semitic attack on Sunday evening when projectiles were hurled at the building's roof and blocks of concrete were thrown at two cars, smashing windows.
Officers are searching for 10 men of Middle Eastern appearance seen laughing and running from the Mason Street synagogue after it was attacked about 9pm (AEST).
NSW Police have responded by stepping up patrols of Jewish and Islamic sites as the crisis in the Middle East deepens.
A $50 million bail was set for the man accused of killing one woman and wounding five others at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Naveed Afzal Haq, 30, whispered to his attorney occassionally during Saturday's bail hearing before Seattle District Court Judge Barbara Linde, the Seattle Times reported Sunday.
King County Prosecutor spokesman Dan Donohoe said attorneys would meet this week to decide whether the shootings, classified by investigators as a "hate crime," would fall under capital or state charges. If the case becomes capital, Haq could face the death penalty if convicted. Pam Waechter, 58, of Seattle was in the Friday afternoon shootings. Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske described pandemonium during the shooting, with people jumping out of second-floor windows, hiding in closets and diving beneath desks as the gunman fired randomly at workers. Haq allegedly chose his target after conducting a random Internet search for Jewish organizations, Kerlikowske said.
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nice rug too - in the court photo - he's bald
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I think this is his high school pitcher...all the girlies laughed at him at the reunion...
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You're going to have to Sinktrap me too, I agre with #3, wait outside the courthouse with a loaded shotgun.
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You'd think more jewish people would perhaps get a gun?
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Nothing pleases Allan like the slaughter of unarmed civilians, especially if they are Jewish...."Peace Be Unto You." Haq's parents and the Seattle Islamic community must certainly be proud of this fine lad.
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That's an unfair redaction, Sea. I'm just trying to be a fiscally responsible citizen. I suggest that you check what it cost DC and Maryland to try Malvo and the other sniper. The cost in this case will probably be close to that amount since it's the more expensive Left Coast. Even in King County that kind of cash would go a long way, and there are few worse ways to spend it than by enriching defense lawyers in a long trial for this worthless piece of jihadi garbage.
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Got to agree w. Sea - there's no place for vigilantism. Try him and fry him.
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Depends on the day and the moderator, lotp. I've seen much worse slide by without comment.
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I understand the economics of trying Allan's chosen, Mac. If you look up my comments on the DC snipers, whose sniper scope could easily have been trained on me and mine, you'll see I was deeply disappointed that they did not "resist arrest" when the cops caught them sleeping at the rest stop. Now Malvo is free to dawa for the rest of his life, though I think it's likely Muhammed will get his date with the needle. Someday.
Nevertheless, I don't think vigilantism is yet called for in this case, and at any rate it would backfire in the media and give CAIR more grist for the propaganda mill. The heroic actions of the women in that office plus the man's own statements will serve our side much better long term than a "angry white man with a gun."
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I've been over the line several times and not been redacted. Usually alcohol was involved and it was late at night. Often the topic deserved a wild rant or two--gasp, maybe even the suggestion of extra judicial civic action.
If you've got to ask yourself why you haven't been sink trapped, then you might need to go see a Dr. and get a through check up....and make sure the good Doc checks out your stones.
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Vigilantism always kills the wrong people. Some poor woman, child or old man in the wrong place at the wrong time. Just another meaningless death that does nothing but cause senseless grief. You want to see some action - make your representatives do their job.
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If this bastard makes bail, I hope for the Washington taxpayers' sake someone who is a good shot is standing outside the jail waiting to arrange his rendezvous with the 72 raisins.
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For over a week now, Crime Branch officials have been grilling a man, who they say, led them to Lashkar-e-TaibaÂ’s Mumbai chief Faizal Ataur Rehman Sheikh and its city module. A librarian at a research foundationÂ’s office in the city, Feroz Deshmukh (29) has still not been arrested. Crime Branch officials say they will hand him over to the Anti-Terrorist Squad, which is probing Terrible TuesdayÂ’s serial blasts, in a couple of days. Deshmukh is a close associate of Raheel Abdul Rehman Sheikh (24), one of the prime suspects in the Aurangabad arms haul case and now on the run, say sources.
“When we were interrogating him, he asked us why we were asking him so many questions about Raheel, when a bigger catch would be Faizal...”
The sources also say that unlike the other men whom he sang about during questioning, Deshmukh has not received any terrorist training in Pakistan. "But Deshmukh is an important catch. It was he who spilled the beans on Faizal. When we were interrogating him, he asked us why we were asking him so many questions about Raheel, when a bigger catch would be Faizal," says a Crime Branch officer.
Before zeroing in on Faizal and his software programmer brother Muzamil, the Crime Branch had picked up Unani doctor Tanveer Ahmed Ansari, Sohail Abdul Ghani Sheikh and Zamir Ahmed Latif Chaabiwala—all of whom are now in police custody and are said to be members of Lashkar’s Mumbai module. "Deshmukh knows Sohail and Chaabiwala to some extent," a Crime Branch officer says.
"During interrogation, he told us that he was very close to Raheel, who also stayed at Grant Road, and has met him on several occasions. He has often chatted with Raheel on the internet. Information provided by Deshmukh may be crucial in getting to Raheel. We believe Raheel is somewhere in Bangladesh," says a Crime Branch officer. Raheel is believed to have provided fake passports to Lashkar operatives, and procured visas on the basis of forged documents for travel to Pakistan via Iran. He is wanted in the Aurangabad arms haul case along with two other Lashkar operatives—Zaibuddin Sheikh alias Zaby and Fayaz Kagdi, both of whom are also on the run.
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(KUNA) Two gunmen of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in the border district of Poonch in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir Monday. While the identity of one of the gunmen killed close to the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, was being verified, the other killed in Surankote was identified as LeT 'commander' Wakt Khan, who was of Pakistani origin, news agency Indo-Asian News Service reported. Khan was an expert in manufacturing bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the news agency reported.
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Last month, a separate investigation into the military response to and reporting of the incident concluded that senior leaders failed to sufficiently investigate the killings in spite of conflicting information, according to a defense official.
That's probably what's driving the investigation. The Marines on the ground may or may not have done wrong, but their superiors should have given the matter proper attention.
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That's probably what's driving the investigation. The Marines on the ground may or may not have done wrong, but their superiors should have given the matter proper attention.
In other words, the superiors should have anticipated another lefty media storm along the lines of Gitmo, Ramadi [Part Un], etc. CYI.
You know if you stuffed a lot of the whiny media into a small village and let them experience first hand what the French citizens of St. Lo got in 1944, they might get an historical perspective of what is like to be caught between people killing each other. From 2006, that unfortunate fact of war, seems to have been worth it.
(KUNA) -- A senior Iraqi intelligence officer was assassinated in western Baghdad, Iraqi Police reported Monday. A police source in press remarks said unknown militants shot Brigadier Fakhri Salman dead near his home in Yarmouk area, western Baghdad. According to the source, the brigadier, a senior officer in the Iraqi national intelligence, came under a shower of bullets and was dead before arrival to Yarmouk Hospital.
Another official was also assassinated in the same area by unknown gunmen as Police reports the Iraqi Health Minister's advisor Mued Jihad was shot dead. In a separate incident, a car bomb today left one police officer and another civilian injured in Cairo neighborhood, northern Baghdad. The blast also left material damage.
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ya know.... a COMPETENT intel officer might know they were gunning for him....just saying...
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You mean like the attack on CIA headquarters?
Or were you refering to the kidnapping of Buckley in Lebonon?
Buckley was an Army LtC employed by the CIA as Embassy Political Officer and Station Chief in Lebanon, not Iraq. Kidnapped and held for 15 mos of torture then hung. Your analogy is not only inaccurate, but offensive. Buckley was in no way controlling forces in his own country against an insurgency. Idjit.
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I think that was the problem, he was at home and in his home country - everyone can't have the relative safety of the green zone
An Iraqi man being held hostage by terrorists was freed during an early morning raid Sunday by Iraqi and US Soldiers near the city of Muqdadiyah, a statement by the multinational forces said on Monday. The man was found bound and blindfolded in a mud hut in the middle of a palm grove north of the city. He was transported to a nearby Iraqi base and reunited with his family, the statement added. The raid was aimed at disrupting insurgents' activity in the area. In addition to freeing the hostage, the raid also resulted in the detention of 16 suspects and the discovery of a cache of explosives making materials and terrorist propaganda, it concluded.
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Gunmen wearing uniforms of Iraqi security forces kidnapped 25 people from an office in central Baghdad in broad daylight Monday, police said. The Iraqi government said Monday that 30,359 families have fled their homes to escape sectarian violence from mid-February until July 30 as violence across the country left at least 20 people dead. The gunmen pulled up in 15 four-wheel-drive vehicles and kidnapped employees and customers at the office on a street in Arasat, once a thriving commercial district that has seen many businesses close due to violence ravaging the country.
“Me and five others were left behind because all the cars were full.”
Some witnesses said the offices were those of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Al-Rawi mobile telephone company.
"I was on the first floor of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and they took all the men downstairs. They were in camouflage army uniforms. They handcuffed the men and blindfolded them," said a witness who asked not to be named. "Me and five others were left behind because all the cars were full."
"Stay here. We'll be back to kill you later."
"Hokay."
Police said among those kidnapped were the head and 11 employees of the chamber, which represents companies seeking to boost trade between postwar Iraq and firms in the US. "Two gunmen stayed outside and the others entered the building. They dragged the employees and put them in the cars," said another witness.
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logistics - the bane of bad terrorists everywhere
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Jeez! Don't the Iraqi's have a 2nd Amendment? You'd think at least a few of them would go down fighting.
ISRAEL today hacked into the television station of Hezbollah, emblazoning images on the screen showing pictures of corpses and claiming the Shiite militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah was a liar.
One of the images shown on Al-Manar television portrayed the body of a fighter lying face-down, wearing khaki trousers with a text beneath in Arabic reading: "This is the photograph of a body of a member of Hezbollah's special forces".
"Nasrallah lies: it is not us that is hiding our losses," continued the text, which appeared during the evening news and stayed on the screen for several minutes.
A photograph of Nasrallah himself also appeared with the legend: "member of Hezbollah: watch out".
Another photograph of corpses was framed by the words: "there are a large number of corpses like this on the ground and Nasrallah is hiding this truth".
Israel also hacked into FM radio stations and instead of normal programs a two-minute recording was repeatedly broadcast.
"Hassan sent men to fight the Israeli army, an army of steel, without preparing them. Stop listening to patriotic hymns for a moment, reflect and bring your feet back to the ground," said the Arabic message.
Israel has used a variety of technological weapons to wage a psychological war in Lebanon, also sending text messages to mobile phones and voice messages saying their war was against Hezbollah and not the Lebanese people.
Lebanese army and security officials said early Wednesday that special IDF forces attempted to kidnap Sheikh Muhammad Yazbek, a member of HizbullahÂ’s High Council and one of 12 senior organization members, near Baalbek in the west Bekaa Valley. According to reports, the operation began with at least six rapid air strikes, after which IAF choppers attempted to land ground forces in the cityÂ’s western sector.
A Lebanese army outpost in the town of Shlifa, west of Baalbek, was also attacked.
The Lebanese officials estimated that the IDF forces planned to kidnap the sheikh from the Dar el-Hichma hospital, located north of Baalbek; Yazbek was reportedly surrounded by other senior Hizbullah members. Current reports say the kidnapping attempt failed and gun battles are taking place at the scene.
Flares held aloft by parachutes lighted the night sky to a daytime brilliance, a Lebanese official said. It was also reported that Israeli jet fighters attacked targets in the city of Hermel, 75 miles north of the Israeli border in the Bekaa Valley, and Hizbullah said it attacked an IDF outpost in the Shebaa Farms on the border.
Meanwhile, Al-Manar aired images of what it said was “booty” left behind by IDF forces near Kila in south Lebanon. The photos released were of two-way radios, shoes, canteens, and other military equipment. It is not clear when the photos were taken.
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Helo-dropped troops are on the ground in eastern Bekaa - Fox confirms. Making Syria-Hezb resupply trips a little more dangerous? Nabbing Hezb higher-ups? Locating, securing WMD sites? Who knows....
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Sounds like op is on-going. "Failed" may be a little premature.
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Israel doesnt have enough heliborn/aerial capacity to put a meaningful (enough to cut) force there.
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Well, then there's the whole training thing. If they are going to conduct special ops raids like this, they should have the firepower loitering above to back it up.
It will be interesting to see how this pans out. Dropping into Baalbek is pretty much sticking your arm directly into the hornets nest. There are probably Syrians, Iranians, and who knows who elseians in there. That is their training base and their logistics base. HQ for the Iranian revolutionary guards in Lebanon and former HQ of the Syrian forces. It would be like Iran trying to pull off a helocopter raid of the hospital at Ft. Bragg.
"We have so far now about six efforts running inside Lebanon ... brigade-size or even bigger than brigade-size efforts in each one of them," Israeli Brigadier General Shuki Shahur said. An Israeli brigade usually has at least 1,000 soldiers.
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"We have so far now about six efforts running inside Lebanon ... brigade-size or even bigger than brigade-size efforts in each one of them," Israeli Brigadier General Shuki Shahur said. An Israeli brigade usually has at least 1,000 soldiers.
No it is not. There arent 1000 men brigades in conventional armies. Why a BG would say how many efforts are there at time of war it only can be for desinformation.
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Or it could be a double fake on the Hizzies : announce the real number, knowing that people will think it is disinformation. Then once the operation is done, point out that you had told everyone the whole truth about the number of troops involved. Gains your spokesman credibility with the media and sets up propaganda opportunities in the future.
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There might be differences in size between wartime and peacetime too. Brigades might have some reserve battalions that are not part of the active unit and are only called up in emergency.
But different armies have different sized units. A Russian division during the cold war was about the size of a US reinforced brigade.
I have seen the Golani Brigade estimated at 2000 in combat so if the journalist was using a 1000 peacetime average number ... that might explain it.
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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
The IDF reported at daybreak on Wednesday that its troops returned from the operation to their base in Israel unharmed. IDF also reported that Hezbollah militants sustained some casualties during the fighting and that several militants were captured by the IDF and taken back to Israel.
Good news from the NYT and your downbeat pessimist
Up to 10,000 Israeli troops pushed into Lebanon on a wider front today after the Israeli cabinet decided to widen its offensive, aiming to push Hezbollah back from the border before a cease-fire is declared and a multinational force is deployed there.
Israeli troops backed by air support, tanks and armored bulldozers entered Lebanon at four different places along the border, moving up to four and a half miles inside Lebanon to engage Hezbollah fighters and destroy their outposts and infrastructure.
Red-and-white tourist buses full of soldiers who had waited for more than two weeks for orders moved into Lebanon today through corridors cleared by bulldozers, tanks and engineering units. Now it is clear why the tourism minister was giving the body count.
There were house-to-house battles with hundreds of Hezbollah fighters in Lebanese towns and villages close to the border, but the fighting has been intermittent and closely contained, partly to keep down Israeli casualties.
At least three Israeli soldiers and more than 20 Hezbollah fighters died in periods of heavy fighting today, according to Arabic television and the Israeli Army, which censored its own casualty figures. News agencies reported that Israeli officials said 300 of an estimated 2,000 Hezbollah fighters have been killed since the offensive began. Israeli troops may push northward to the Litani River, some 15 miles from the Israeli border, cabinet ministers said following the meeting, which ended long after midnight. But the Israeli intention now seems to be to clear out a wide strip of land along the border into which an international force can deploy without itself having to fight Hezbollah, a cabinet minister said. They should still try to kill as many as possible.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said this evening that “we are at the beginning of a political process that in the end will bring a cease-fire under entirely different conditions than before.” Speaking at the graduation ceremony at the National Security College, Mr. Olmert spoke of the achievements Israel has already made in its war against Hezbollah. “If the military campaign would have ended today, today we could already say with certainty the face of the Middle East has changed following the great achievement of the Israeli army and Israeli people,” he said.
Mr. Olmert, whose government has been criticized by some Israelis for being too slow or timid to use large numbers of ground forces in Lebanon, seemed eager to defend his record as he looked ahead to an end to the fighting. “This threat will not be what it was,” he said of Hezbollah. “Never will they be able to threaten this people they fired missiles at. This people will defeat them. Every additional day is one that erodes the power of this cruel enemy,” Mr. Olmert said. “Every additional day, the Israeli Army reduces their ability to fire and also their ability to strike in the future.”
Brig. Gen. Shuki Shakar of the Northern Command, briefing reporters in Misgav Am, said that Israeli troops were now on both sides of the “red line,” which roughly marks the Litani River and the old security zone. He said that there are “six brigade-size or larger efforts” engaged today, which would mean around 10,000 troops. The average Israeli brigade contains 1,200 to 1,600 soldiers.
Israeli forces were engaged in heavy fighting northeast of Shtula near the Lebanese village of Aita e-Shaab, and in E-Taibe, Adessa and Rab e-Talatin, villages near Metula and Misgav Am, the Israeli Army said. There was also fighting southeast of Bint Jbail.
General Shakar said Israel controlled movement along the Litani River and was currently leaving open two corridors for villages to travel north and for aid agencies to deliver needed supplies. Any Israeli forces north of the Litani are commandos, not infantry units fighting in mass.
Israel continued its “partial suspension of aerial activity,” as the army called it, but it seemed more partial than suspended. The air force flew missions in support of ground troops and to hit Hezbollah targets that included, the army said, two groups of fighters who were launching rockets, missile launchers, missile launch sites, “access routes” in the Bekaa Valley used to bring weapons from Syria to Lebanon and “Hezbollah structures and headquarters.” At least one truck suspected of carrying weapons was bombed near the Syrian border, the army said.
Last week, the cabinet called up some 30,000 reserve soldiers, many of whom reported to their bases earlier this week to begin training. The reserves will be used partly for Lebanon and partly to be ready just in case Syria, whose military is on high alert, chooses to broaden the war, Israeli officials say.
“We have reached the stage where we have to expand the operation,” said Defense Minister Amir Peretz, without giving the dimensions of the next phase.
“The goal is to hit at Hezbollah fighters and their weapons arsenals,” Justice Minister Haim Ramon said in a televised interview. “And today, we are not doing a bad job.”
Three weeks into the war with Hizbullah, the IDF's intelligence picture is growing clearer, although at the same time darker. According to new intelligence obtained by the defense establishment, Syrian President Bashar Assad, alongside senior military officials, is directly involved in the attempts to smuggle weapons and rockets to Hizbullah in Lebanon.
On Monday, Assad called on his army to increase readiness to cope with "regional challenges."
In addition, the extent of Iran's intimate involvement in Hizbullah attacks is also starting to emerge. According to the defense establishment, the reason Hizbullah has not fired long-range Iranian-made Fajr missiles at Israel is due to Teheran's opposition. Israel now understands that without direct orders from the ayatollahs, Hizbullah is not allowed to use Iranian missiles in attacks against Israel.
The IDF also believes that it seriously damaged the long-range rocket array in the first night of air strikes almost three weeks ago and impaired Hizbullah's ability to fire the rockets.
Nevertheless, Hizbullah is still believed to have 10,000 short-range Katyusha rockets, after 1,500 were fired at Israel and another 1,500 were destroyed by the air force.
The longer-range Zelzal missiles, manufactured by Iran and capable of reaching Tel Aviv, have also not been fired at Israel, and the IDF believes this is because it destroyed almost two-thirds of these in the Hizbullah arsenal.
In addition, Israel has identified the bodies of 200 Hizbullah operatives killed in fighting, out of the organization's total number of fighters estimated to stand at 1,000. Hizbullah fighters were also found to be using special thermal suits that retained their body heat and curtailed IDF attempts to discover them at night.
Alongside the regular Hizbullah fighters, the defense establishment has identified two senior officials in the organization who were killed in IAF missile strikes: Jihad Atayeh, head logistic officer for Hizbullah in southern Lebanon and one of the planners of the cross-border attack in 2000 during which three IDF soldiers were kidnapped; and Nur Shilhav, responsible for coordinating the smuggling of weapons from Syria into Lebanon.
Iran is also believed to have a strong presence in Lebanon, including dozens of members of the Revolutionary Guard that are instructing the Hizbullah how to use advanced weaponry similar to the Iranian-supplied C-802 missile which hit a navy missile ship two weeks ago.
A special Military Intelligence unit, consisting of six professional profilers, has been established to profile Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah. According to the unit, Nasrallah is scared of a massive ground incursion, which he understands could destroy his infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
The bottom line is that in contrast to public perception that Hizbullah was winning the war, the defense establishment believes that the group has been dealt a fatal blow and while it still had the ability to shoot Katyushas at Israel, firing a record 150 Sunday, the fact that on Monday the group only fired two rockets demonstrated Nasrallah's interest in reaching a cease-fire with Israel.
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Very interesting summary, Sherry. Where did you find it?
I like your emphasis on Hizbullah fighters were also found to be using special thermal suits that retained their body heat and curtailed IDF attempts to discover them at night. While making Israeli efforts more difficult, a man could easily overheat in such a thing -- and fried brains don't think effectively.
Tuesday's airstrikes meant that two of the four border crossings [Syria-Lebanon] are now closed because of damage. Repeated airstrikes have made the main Beirut-Damascus highway impassable
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"Assad smuggling weapons to Hizbullah"
In separate news, Bears Shit in the Woods.
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Assad sez, in a blustery quote-choice of macho MSM/koffi retorts; cites "regional challenges."
Wish I could say with some assurance that Assad's bodily spray would make the desert bloom. (neck juice is MOST fertile).
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What? No Captain Obvious graphic for this one?
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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
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So far Hezbollah has fired 3,500 Katyushas. The IAF and the artillery have destroyed 2,500 more. In toto, from 40 percent to 50 percent of Hezbollah's rocket capability has been destroyed. In addition, at least a third of its launchers has been destroyed.
(IsraelNN.com) Harsh fighting is taking place between IDF soldiers and Hizbullah fighters in the southern Lebanon town of Ayat al-Ashad. Hizbullah members have been firing barrages of anti-tank missiles and there are reports of injuries on both sides. IDF ground activities have been increased following a security-cabinet decision Monday night.
Preliminary: Katyusha Missiles Fall Near Metullah
(IsraelNN.com) Katusha missiles fell in Metullah and the surrounding areas Tuesday at noon. Mortar shells were fired during the night and again Tuesday morning at the western Galilee. No injuries were reported.
Updated Instructions For Northern Residents
(IsraelNN.com) Residents of the north, living north of the Acco-Tzfat road are being instructed to remain in their bomb shelters and safe-rooms by the IDF Home Front Command. Those with shelters in their places of work are being told they are allowed to return to work. In Haifa, the Carmelit subway will run free of charge for the foreseeable future, according to Israel Radio.
In all of the cities hit by missiles in the recent weeks, parking tickets are no longer distributed.
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Great news, the cops have something better to do than give parking tickets. So much for the 48 hour cease fire.
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Hizbullah members have been firing barrages of anti-tank missiles and there are reports of injuries on both sides
from memory.
recall '73 Sinai; open dessert battle grounds were cris-crossed with USSR Sagger anti tank wires and littered with knocked out IDF tanks.. solution bring up IDF ARTY and kill Egyptian anti-tank missile teams.
from reports.. Hizzies are dug in which protects them to a greater degree..BUT lots of accurate Arty, Air and sniper fire will still get the job done
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Bringing back memories of studies on the 73 war. I read the wires were so thick ground vehicles had issues with the wires and rotary winged aircraft had problens also.
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Oh, but not ARTY!
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What I bet is taking place is that the Iranians have organized the Hezbollah into units, with three or four Iranian zampolit-style managers. Then they goad the Hezbollah to attack the Israelis in the stupidest possible ways.
The Iranian leadership probably wants to maximize destruction of Lebanese towns, and it figures that it can use its expendable pawns in urban combat to inflict the most casualties on the Israelis, even if Hezbollah takes it in the shorts.
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Look for Hezbollah to take down the Lebanese government if they are not destroyed by Israel. Hezbollah takeover means Syrian and Iranian control and a firm base to attack Israel.
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Intense clashes erupted on Tuesday morning between IDF paratroopers and Hizbullah terrorists in the southern Lebanese town of Ayta a-Shab. Heavy gunfights were reported involving light machine guns and rockets. The IDF said that the guerrillas fired anti-tank rockets at troops from a house in the town. There were no reports yet of any casualties.
Earlier, the security cabinet approved expanded ground operations in Lebanon, while the IDF, under the assumption that only a few days were left for the operations against Hizbullah A self-fulfilling prophecy, geared up Monday night for a massive ground incursion into Lebanon on three different fronts, utilizing the Golani, Nahal and the Paratroopers infantry brigades. Meanwhile, several Hizbullah-fired Katyusha rockets landed in open territories in Nahariya on Tuesday morning. No one was wounded and no damage was reported.
Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Moshe "Look Ma, No Ground Troops! Kaplinsky said Tuesday that the IDF needed "several more days" to complete its operations against Hizbullah in southern Lebanon. Which controls? objectives or a schedule? "Hizbullah's might MIGHT? Cowards who hide behind children and women have might? was known three weeks ago and we need several more days [to complete the operation and I believe we will get them." Kaplinsky said the IDF's objective was to deal a fatal blow to Hizbullah in Lebanon. And they only need a few more days.
Concurrently, Defense Minister Amir Peretz dismissed criticism Tuesday from former defense officials that Israel had waited too long to launch a massive ground invasion into Lebanon. "There is no room for such criticism. The way we operated was the correct way and the operation should only be judged at its conclusion, "he declared while talking to troops of Brigade 300 near Shomera in the north. Clearly it was correct. That's why Mighty Hezb'Allah is so clearly destroyed.
Peretz said he was sorry that there were people who under appreciated the IDF's achievements, which he said have "changed the reality in southern Lebanon." Regarding diplomatic initiatives to end the conflict, Peretz said the IDF had presented different types of operations, which could accommodate various diplomatic windows made available to Israel. He said that the IDF was taking into consideration that the window might be narrow. Peretz also mentioned that the 48-hour suspension of aerial attacks ended Tuesday night. He added that Israel was not interested in waging war on Syria but would continue to target convoys smuggling weapons across the border into Lebanon. I hope they aren't playing the radio in Sharon's room.
The IDF reported that ground forces had taken up positions in the southern Lebanese town of A-Taybe and were carrying out operations in Al-Adaysa and Rav a-Taltin, west of Metulla. Officials said that the above-mentioned towns were being used as Katyusha rocket launching sites. During clashes with Hizbullah guerrillas in the area, anti-tank missiles and mortar shells were fired at troops, causing no casualties. Meanwhile, the IDF said that in recent operations in the region, 20 Hizbullah operatives had been killed and troops had discovered stockpiles of anti-tank missiles.
The cabinet-approved plan, according to senior IDF sources, was to utilize the last remaining days of the operation, which they estimated would be over by week's end, to push Hizbullah back as far north as the Litani River in central Lebanon. In addition to the attempt to push Hizbullah north to the Litani, the IDF is also working on carving out a two-kilometer security zone along the northern border, under which all of the Hizbullah outposts there would be completely razed and guerrillas would not be allowed to return to the borderline area.
At the moment, the IDF said Monday that it did not intend to send the thousands of reservists who had been called up under emergency orders into Lebanon. Sources said the reservists would be used the earliest by Wednesday, although the decision was dependent on decisions made at the late-night cabinet meeting. Also Monday, in accordance with a decision by the political echelon and in light of security assessments, a general closure was imposed on the West Bank. Throughout the duration of the closure, the IDF said there would be an easing of restrictions for the population, and humanitarian cases would be handled and approved by the District Coordination and Liaison offices.
The IDF said it would continue to exercise sensitivity said like Michael Savage, no doubt towards the West Bank population, while performing thorough inspections at checkpoints and crossings. The army added that it would continue to operate to ensure the security of the citizens of Israel, while preserving, to the best of its ability, the fabric of life of the Palestinians. Touchy-feely warfare. What happened to "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!"
Syrian President Bashar Assad also called on his army Monday to increase readiness to cope with "regional challenges." Travelers from Syria have reported that some reservists have been called up for military duty _ a sign that Syria is concerned the fighting in Lebanon could spill over.
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The Israeli Minister of Defense needs to be sacked and put in charge of egg production. This "3rd way" artist is a fool who is wasting Israel's advantages for his leftist idology and PC stupidity.
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Granted Israel's military command have made mistakes as has its political leaders.
However, having the major ground op after 3 weeks of bombardment of enemy positions is not necessarily a horrible idea (compared to having the group op without such bombardment).
When on Monday, July 31, Israeli PM Ehud Olmert told the city leaders of the rocket-blitzed north: “The war goes on. There will be no ceasefire in the coming days!” the script was ready for the next stage of the Israeli offensive to its push Hizballah back behind the Litani River. It was approved by the inner cabinet unopposed that night with no time scale. Next morning, Israel ground operations continued to destroy Hizballah outposts close to the border and hit rocket sites, weapons stores and fighters. The air force bombed arms vehicles incoming from Syria in eastern Lebanon.
DEBKAfileÂ’s military analysts say it would be wrong to assume that that the Israeli advance to the Litani comes in the form of troops fanned out the full width of the southern Lebanese front. This is not so. The ground forces are in fact quite far from the river. They are driving forward in three spearheads in the western, central and eastern sectors, battling heavy Hizballah resistance in their path.
The Central Sector: . This force is fighting to take control of the villages of Rumaich and Yaroun south of Bin Jubeil and close to the Israeli border.
The Eastern Sector: This force has split in two, with A Section fighting to cleanse three villages directly north and west of the northernmost Israeli town of Metulla: Kila, Deir Mimas and Taibe; and B Section, which has turned east up the western slopes of Mt. Hermon, to operate 16-18 km east of Metullah in the villages of Shouba, ShabÂ’a and Rachaiya al Foukhar, east of the Litani River and north of Golan. This operation aims at sealing south Lebanon off to outside incursions from the east
The Western Sector: This force entered Lebanon near Zarit (where the Hizballah raid which sparked the war took place on July 12). After cleansing Yarin and Alama Chaab, this unit will head west to Naqoura on the Mediterranean coast to occupy a pocket no more than 2-4 km from the Israeli border.
Five points stand out from these military movements:
1. The IDF aims to carve out and control three enclaves along the Lebanese-Israel border in an area not yet cleansed of Hizballah fighters in nearly three weeks of combat.
2. The operation to push Hizballah out of the south past the Litani River is proceeding very slowly and is still in its early stages.
3. The IDF will need another 3 to 4 days just for the initial stage and the attainment of a strip no broader than 3-5 km from the Israeli border. Another 20 km of hostile territory remain to be traversed and neutralized before the Litani is reached. Therefore, the talk of winding this operation up by the end of the week, as some Israeli officials have suggested is totally unrealistic. While the 48-hour qualified halt in Israeli attacks induced a euphoric sense in some parts of Israel including the war was over, there is still a long way to go.
A more realistic estimate is up to 14 days. This fits with the time-scale Israeli defense minister Amir Peretz offered the US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice before she left the Middle East Monday, July 31.
4. Even if one of the three forces reaches the Litani, Hizballah concentrations will remain behind, the largest around the Mediterranean town of Tyre and its satellite Palestinian refugee camps. It is hard to imagine Israeli forces going in for a large-scale clean-out of this densely population enclave. Israeli commanders will prefer encirclement and siege. A decision will also have to be taken about the small town of Tebnine and the entire Jebel Amel mountain region of central Lebanon. Here too, Israeli tacticians may settle for artillery and aerial control over HizballahÂ’s ability to fire rockets from this stronghold.
5. The operation to control territory up to the Litani River is beset by a number of difficulties:
One: Hizballah has halted its rocket assault on northern Israel as part of the fog of war to keep Israeli guessing about its next steps. The Israeli air force was forced against its will by the policy-makers in government to release figures showing war gains that have degraded HizballahÂ’s war machine, such as two-thirds of its long-range Zelzal-2 missiles destroyed. But the fact remains that after three weeks of warfare, air force intelligence and AMAN cannot say for sure how many rockets, launchers and operators remain to Hizballah arsenal and where they are cached.
Two: The IDF has not so far plumbed the full extent of HizballahÂ’s bunker network across Lebanon.
Three: After sustaining heavy losses, Hizballah still retains enough manpower to mount counter-attacks on Israeli tanks and armored infantry units as they advance. They will save themselves casualties by avoiding frontal attacks and rather harassing the advancing forces from the flanks and rear.
Four: Hassan Nasrallah and his Iranian sponsors are believed to still hold surprises up their sleeve, most likely preparing to land them in the small hours of Wednesday, August 2, when IsraelÂ’s limited suspension of air strikes expires.
Olmert did in fact make a point of warning that there is still some hard going ahead before the war is over and Israel has not seen the end of HizballahÂ’s rockets. The conditions for a multinational stabilization force to take over southern Litani are still very much up in the air. Until then, even after Israeli forces reach the Litani, the territory will remain volatile. More combat lies ahead to defend the pockets they have occupied.
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According to a JPost article I just submitted, "The cabinet-approved plan, according to senior IDF sources, was to utilize the last remaining days of the operation, which they estimated would be over by week's end, to push Hizbullah back as far north as the Litani River in central Lebanon." Someone should tell DEBKA or Olmert that folks don't seem to be using the same book, let alone being on the same page. This is not disinformation or confusing the enemy, it is the keystone kops. I am very worried about how Hezb'Allah will metastisize if they are not really destroyed, something no one on the Israeli side appears to have the stomach for.
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Damn it, Mojo, they don't come into the hills anymore. [/Firesign Theater channeling]
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Anyhoo, iff Nasrallah makes good on his promise to begin using larger-sized rockets, etal. the Litani buffer isn't going to cut it as a buffer for Israel. And, iff what Israel's ambassador says about Syria + Iran seeing no borders between them and Israel = Lebanon, Israel is already "over the border" vv Syria-Iran as the latter do not consider Lebanon a sovereign nation anyways. The Hizzies, Hezzies, Hamies, and Jihis are in effect para-military extensions/proxies of the Syrian-Iranian armed forces and Radical Islamic [Shia?]fundamentalism.
Palestinians opened fire towards an Israeli car north of Ramallah on Monday night. There were no reports of casualties but the car sustained some damage.
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(KUNA) -- A Palestinian young man was killed Monday after he was hit by shrapnel of an Israeli shell in northern Gaza, eyewitnesses said. The eyewitnesses, from Beit Hanoun, said 19-year-old Nahedh Shenbari was killed after Israeli artillery shells were fired at the Gaza town. Medical sources said the dead Palestinian was hit by several shrapnel causing his immediate death.
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Palestinian gunners fired rockets in the direction of Israeli targets directly hitting and damaging a restaurant on Monday after Israeli warplanes struck houses in Gaza Strip. Izz-Eddine Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of the Islamic organization, Hamas, said the gunners unleashed two missiles on the Israeli settlement of Yad Murdechai, located north of the strip, and four others on Nahal Ouz. A third missile attack targetted an Israeli farm village locted east of Absan. The group said the attacks were in retaliation for "the Zionist aggression targeting Gaza Strip and the continuous crimes by the enemy in Palestine and Lebanon."
Al-Aqsa Brigades, the military arm of Fatah, and the National Resisitance Battalions of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine reported firing three rockets on an Israeli military position east of the border town of Rafah. The attack on the position in Abu Salem Al-Askari location was in response to "the Israeli occupation's massacres in Lebanon and Palestine."
A spokesman of the Israeli Army said in remarks broadcast by Israel Radio that a missile, fired by the Palestinian forces in the direction of Nejev, hit a restaurant in a farm village causing heavy damage. Meanwhile, Palestinian medical sources said Mohammed Al-Maghari, 22, who was wounded in an Israeli incursion two weeks ago, pegged out succumbed to to his injuries early today. He was wounded in the Israeli attack that targetted central Gaza.
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"the military wing of the the Islamic organization militant wing, Hamas..."
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“Gunners fire missiles in retaliation…gunners fired rockets…the gunners unleashed two missiles…A third missile attack targeted…reported firing three rockets…a missile, fired by the Palestinian forces…”
What's the gig? Are they missiles or are they rockets? Or both? After reading this you might get the impression they are interchangeable terms.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tamil Tiger rebels destroyed a Sri Lanka navy boat in a battle near an eastern port killing eight sailors, a pro-rebel Web site reported said Tuesday. The battle erupted when rebels attacked a ship that was carrying more than 850 government soldiers from northern Jaffna peninsula a to the Trincomalee port in the east.
Navy spokesman Commander D.K.P Dassanayake denied the report and said sailors destroyed three rebel attack boats. He said he was unaware of rebel casualties.
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Sri Lanka's two-decade civil war is back on, a top Tamil Tiger said, as seven soldiers and three rebels were killed on Monday in the first army advance on rebel-held territory since a 2002 ceasefire. S. Elilan, head of the Tigers' political wing in the restive eastern district of Trincomalee, said army troops had resumed a bid to advance toward land they control in the east and had fired artillery and mortars at their territory in the north. "The ceasefire agreement has become null and void at the moment," Elilan told Reuters by telephone from Trincomalee, adding government troops were continuing an advance toward their forward defense line in the east in a water supply dispute. "The war is on and we are ready," added Elilan. "The war has begun. It is the government which has started the war ... Militarily, we have decided to fight back if the Sri Lankan army enters our area." Elilan is not the Tigers' main spokesman, but he is one of their top officials and their political head in Trincomalee. He has repeatedly warned of a return to war.
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Like Saint Bill, the Tigers really really Really REALLY R-E-A-L-L-Y, R-E-A-L-L-Y D *** IT, LIKED/LOVED THEIR NEIGHBORS + PEACE, ERGO THE TIGERS BLOODY POST-CEASEFIRE TERROR ATTACKS.
Sri Lankan troops and Tiger rebels were locked yesterday in the bloodiest ground battle since their 2002 truce went into effect with at least 44 combatants killed, the military said. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) accused the government of virtually declaring war on them with the latest offensive and vowed to resist a military advance to open a water canal blocked by the guerrillas 10 days ago in an area under their control. The defence ministry said it had lost at least nine soldiers killed and six wounded, but managed to take control of the sluice gates by Monday afternoon after heavy mortar bomb exchanges with the Tigers. The ministry said "over 35" Tigers were killed.
The defence ministry said the offensive in the island's restive northeastern region of Trincomalee was aimed at ending the LTTE blockade of the Maavilaru waterway that had deprived thousands of farmers of water. There was no immediate reaction from the Tigers to the casualty figures claimed by the military, but the guerrillas said they were resisting the military advance. The LTTE also lodged a formal complaint with the Nordic truce monitors against the government, but made it clear they were not pulling out of the ceasefire agreement, a spokesman for the monitors said.
The Swedish-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said the LTTE protested the military action. "They (the LTTE) have said that the government is violating the ceasefire, but they have not made any decision to resign from the ceasefire agreement," spokesman Thorfinnur Omarsson told AFP. Diplomats close to the peace process said the SLMM did not take seriously remarks by a regional Tiger leader asking them to declare that truce was not holding and that the fighting "tantamounted to a declaration of war."
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Nineteen soldiers have been killed and two wounded in a bus bombing in northeastern Sri Lanka, amid fierce fighting between Tamil Tiger fighters and government troops following the collapse of a four-year ceasefire. Sri Lankan military officials and hospital sources said that the soldiers were travelling to join the fighting when their bus was hit by a Claymore mine on Monday evening. "They did not expect a Claymore mine attack at that time of the night because usually troops travel on the main road during the day," a local military official said. Officials said 10 soldiers had died instantly and nine others were declared dead on admission to a local hospital. Two soldiers who survived the blast were air-lifted to a larger hospital in the region.
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SRI Lankan troops yesterday began their first deliberate advance on Tamil Tiger rebels since a ceasefire four years ago, moving to secure a rebel-held water supply and using air strikes to hold off rebel reinforcements.
Those awful Lankans! Handwringing to commence in 3...2...
More than 800 people have been killed so far this year and the rebels' decision to close off a water channel from an eastern rebel-held area to government-held farms prompted a surge in violence in recent days, including air and artillery strikes.
Oh. No handwringing when the rebels seize the water supply.
Ground forces were yesterday sent to secure the channel that irrigates farms in the area - south of the port of Trincomalee - most of which are owned by ethnic majority Sinhalese. The government said troops came under mortar fire from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) but no-one was wounded. "The LTTE are trying to move reinforcements to the area," government minister and spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said. "We are bombing areas where we believe their fighters are. This is a humanitarian operation." The Tigers said they knew nothing of any bombing but had been under continuous artillery fire in the east. They said they suffered no casualties yesterday, but lost eight fighters to an air strike on Saturday. The government put rebel deaths much higher.
As night fell, the army said the advance had slowed with soldiers still well short of the sluice gate and picking their way cautiously through minefields and booby traps. Both the government and the Tigers claim control over the site of the reservoir, but the reality on the ground was that the LTTE controlled the area, military sources said. The Tigers, who want a separate ethnic Tamil homeland and pulled out of peace talks in April as violence soared, denied shutting the sluice gate and said it was done by local Tamil civilians angry at the government. Local Tiger political leader S Elilan said: "If the military advance into our area they will see the consequences in a very strong manner."
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.
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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 ShakarÂ’s comments.
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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.
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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
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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.
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
Israeli Tourism Minister Yitzhak Herzog said on Tuesday as many as 400 Hizbollah fighters have been killed in three weeks of fighting in Lebanon.
He was speaking minutes after another minister said 300 Hizbollah guerrillas had been killed. A spokesman for the Shi'ite group had said 43 fighters had died in the conflict.
"Four hundred of its dead have been counted by us, 400 terrorists killed by the Israeli army," Herzog told Reuters television in an interview.
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Then, of course, there is the other 172 that we thought we had taken prisoner, but seemed to have been lost in transit somewhere near the Tel Aviv airport.
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What's a Tourism Minister doing announcing body counts? Seems rather incongruous to me.
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"Four hundred of its dead have been counted by us, 400 terrorists killed by the Israeli army,"
I bet you there's a few hundred more here and there in pieces not allowed to be counted by the IDF. I'm sure the Hezb leadership wouldn't want give a morale booster shot, to the IDF.
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No one knows how many are dead buried in one rubble pile or another. When the media goes on location, look for passer bys covering thier noses, best casualty detector ever. The stench of the dead causes the reflexive action by all passser bys.
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Whomoter Spavish7645, I hope I'm not reading you right. Though I sympathize with death of any "innocent' person in war, if you are exercising moral equivalency, please take it elsewhere. When Isreal kills civilians, it's a mistake. When Hezbollah kills civilians, it's on purpose. If you can't draw this distinction, you need help. Again, I hope I was just reading too much into your comments.
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My dad was mailed this today:
Horrible day in the war
What a horrible day! Luckily, many Israelis have left the northern border towns, or the statistics would have been more grim. Today 47 missiles fell on Kiryat Shmona alone, the day of the greatest number of rockets and missiles. The other town which has seen great numbers of missiles is Maalot, near Norman. And we haven't heard much from Metulla, but they have had more than their share, too.
In southern Lebanon the story is very different. The people don't leave home. Maybe the Hizbollah doesn't let them go, because IDF distributes flyers, warning them to leave. They are truly a human shield, and they have paid for it dearly. There is no doubt in my mind that the army does not intend to attack civilians. But when it happens, the whole world turns on us. The irony is that the Hizbollah is almost only attacking civilians. And believe me, they are rejoicing at the attack of this morning. This is what they were hoping for the whole time.
Damascus, 1 August (AKI) - Syrian intellectuals and activists have come out in favour of a proposal by their Egyptian counterparts to persuade top cultural Arab and international figures to act as 'human shields' for civilians under Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Promoters of the campaign say that, since the Israelis, fearing negative publicity, are not likely to target them, the famous personalities will be able to guarantee the aid consignments get to the needy.
Syrian activists have responded to the appeal, first launched by the EgYptian-based Kifaya movement, and are now trying to enlist the support of prominent religious, political, cultural and sports figures.
I nominate Al Sharpton, Cindy Sheehan, Michael Jackson and Bucky Dent.
Kifaya has started drawing up a map of pinpointing isolated villages in southern Lebanon as well as routes that can serve as "humanitarian corridors" to deliver assistance. Activists say they hope some of the "human shields" will be able to take up their positions next week.
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They already have "human shields"--they're called "Lebanses civillians."
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...the famous personalities will be able to guarantee the aid consignments get to the needy next round of weapons shipments.
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top cultural Arab and international figures to act as 'human shields'
I nominate 'Baby' Assad (Syria), Khaled Mashal (Hamas), Hassan Nasrallah (Hezbollah), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran), Ali Khamenei (Iran), Muqtada al-Sadr (Iraq), Ayman Al-Zawahiri (AQ), and Osama Bin Laden (AQ). They should position themselves to 'shield' a LARGE ammo site.
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I don’t see them falling over each other to stand next to a rocket launcher that WILL be targeted by Israel. If anything they will volunteer to stay in a hospital in the Christian section of Beirut. That way they get cred for being a human shield but they aren’t very likely to get hit by Israel. BTW what would constitute a “top cultural Arab and international figures”? I can’t think of any off the top of my head.
Anti-Syrian elements in Lebanon openly point finger at Hizbullah as guilty of killing of dozens of civilians in order to curtail plans for disarming group. 'Hizbullah has placed rocket launcher on building's roof and brought invalid children inside in bid to provoke Israeli response,' they write
Is Hizbullah behind the tragic incident in the village of Qana that claimed the lives of some 60 people? While the Israeli army continues to investigate the circumstances leading to the building's collapse, some in Lebanon do not hesitate to point the finger at the Shiite organization and claim it is to blame for the death of dozens.
The Lebanese website LIBANOSCOPIE, associated with Christian elements in the country and which openly supports the anti-Syrian movement called the "March 14 Forces," reported that Hizbullah has masterminded a plan that would result in the killing of innocents in the Qana village, in a bid to foil Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's "Seven Points Plan", which calls for deployment of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon and the disarming of Hizbullah.
Disabled children placed inside building
"We have it from a credible source that Hizbullah, alarmed by Siniora's plan, has concocted an incident that would help thwart the negotiations.
Knowing full well that Israel will not hesitate to bombard civilian targets, Hizbullah gunmen placed a rocket launcher on the roof in Qana and brought disabled children inside, in a bid to provoke a response by the Israeli Air Force. In this way, they were planning to take advantage of the death of innocents and curtail the negotiation initiative," the site stated.
The site's editors also claimed that not only did Hizbullah stage the event, but that it also chose Qana for a specific reason: "They used Qana because the village had already turned into a symbol for massacring innocent civilians, and so they set up 'Qana 2'." Notably, the incident has indeed been dubbed "The second Qana massacre" by the Arab media.
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I suspect this article is exactly true, but I doubt it will ever be proven, or even believed by very many. The West surrendered the propaganda war years ago.
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It may be that in a few weeks the only way to criticize Hezbollah will be through the internet.
Oh yeah? Hezzies havee always threatened. It's in their nature. Let them continue their psychotic rants. I almost hope they do carry out a threat against the US. All the pretext we need to blow their moon-god worshipping asses back to the 7th century. As for media censorship, there are now plenty of alternatives, some of which are not internet related. The truth has a way of getting out eventually.
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There is also anecdotal evidence that corraborates this account. As much as this seems plausible, credible, and believable...I think we should be skeptical. That's in spite of the fact I believe Hezbollah and their islamo-cockroach buddies are subhuman.
We accuse muslims of being Kool-aid drinkers (e.g., believing Israelis drink the blood of Paleo babies) because of some fatwah or pronouncement from some illiterate iman. We probably need to be equally careful that we are not guilty of the same thing.
JERUSALEM - Israeli army bulldozers have begun flattening positions previously held by Hezbollah militia so as to create a security zone inside southern Lebanon, a military official said on Monday.
Sixty armoured bulldozers were ploughing areas north of the border, demolishing positions, bunkers and obstacles placed by Hezbollah since Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon in 2000, the official said. “Sixty D9s are cleaning a fire-zone of about one kilometre in depth and flattening Hezbollah armed positions,” he quoted Defence Minister Amir Peretz as saying during Sunday’s cabinet meeting.
The Israeli army said Sunday it aimed to establish a “security zone” along the southern Lebanese border by Wednesday. “By Wednesday we are going to establish a two-kilometer (one mile) wide “security zone’ in which there will be no infrastructure or sign of Hezbollah’s presence,” army operations chief General Gadi Eisenkaut told reporters.
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There may be still Hezboys in some underground tunnels. But since the likelihood is that their exits are under buildings
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I don't think this is the time to be praising the use of Caterpillar equipment, what with Tony Blair and Arnold Schwarzenegger calling attention to the problem of global warming.
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Good point, Oldcat, not to mention that the Hizb'allah rockets tend to land in the fields, destroying Gaia-preserving Nature, while Israeli missiles land on rocket launch sites, destroying ozone hole creating air conditioners. Truly, an epic battle between Gaia-protecting Israel and evil, Morlock Hizb'allah. We can only hope the Israelis stop Hizb'allah before they cause irreversable global warming. Al Gore must make another movie!
(KUNA) -- An Israeli reconnaissance plane hit a Lebanese military location in southern Lebanon with two missiles killing one soldier and injuring three others, said a Lebanese military source on Monday. The two missiles that hit the Lebanese military headquarter of Al-Qassimiyah in Tyre, southern Lebanon, also resulted in damaging a number of military machineries, the source told KUNA. The Israeli bombardments have hit a number of Lebanese military locations in several areas, which resulted in killing a number of military personals.
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As most know by now, there is a 40% chance that the dead soldier was a Shiite/Hizbollah supporter.
Five people were wounded when an IDF UAV bombed a truck that had traveled from Syria into Lebanon on the border between the two countries Monday night. The driver of the truck was wounded, as well as four additional Lebanese customs workers. Israel had declared a cessation in IAF action, but reserved the right to attack in the case of immediate threat. It was unclear what the truck was carrying.
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The cessation message didn't reach the UAV
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One of the Hizbullah operatives killed in the current fighting in Lebanon was Jihad Adiya, Hizbullah's head of logistics in southern Lebanon, according to an IDF list of approximately 200 Hizbullah members killed in clashes, it was reported Monday. Adiya was involved in the kidnappings of three soldiers in the Mt. Dov area in 2000.
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Hizbullah's head of logistics dead? Who will handle the funeral?
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Gorb,
No need for funeral, as a "Martir" he directly ascended to haven without living behind any physical remains.
The only problem is that we will not be able to attend when Azazzel (the Devil) explains to him that:
1) we are out of virgins due to increased demand.
2) OTOH we have plenty of Brimstone.
:)
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The IDF assessed on Monday that Hizbullah's rocket launching capability was significantly compromised by the fighting that took place in the past three weeks. It was estimated that, while the organization still has hundreds of rockets with a sufficient range to reach Afula and Haifa, there were only a number of launchers remaining with launching capability. The Hizbullah still had several Zilzal rockets left that could reach central Israel, Army Radio reported.
In the course of the fighting, the IDF asserted that it had killed some 200 Hizbullah operatives. Though most of the names were not released, one of the more prominent targets hit was Jihad Atiya, who was said to be responsible for the killing and kidnapping of IDF soldiers Benny Avraham, Adi Avitan and Omar Sueid in 2000.
Meanwhile, it was released for publication that an IAF UAV bombed a truck that was said to have been importing weapons from Syria, through the Masnaa border crossing, into Lebanon. The driver of the truck was wounded, as well as four additional Lebanese customs workers. Israel had declared a cessation in IAF action, but reserved the right to attack in the case of immediate threat. Lebanese police officials, however, said two missiles struck near a vehicle carrying relief supplies near the Lebanese customs post. LBC television interviewed an unidentified man who was part of the convoy that was hit, reiterating that it was carrying private relief supplies from Syria.
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Mohammed: "We'3e gettin' more rockets!"
Ali: "Wha'tta relief!"
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IDF has killed only 200 Hizbillies? Given the number of intense firefights, the overwhelming air and arty support, the many hits on missile launchers, and the 600 civilians alleged killed, the number 200 seems much too low.
IDF hit a convoy "carrying private relief supplies from Syria" - and just what were those relief supplies? Replacement rocket launchers? Israel has got to get out in front of HA propaganda efforts somehow.
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Glenmore, the reason they say 200 is because they have 200 BODIES. They don't want to give out a real number of how many they probably killed and get it wrong. The actual number may never be known due to Hezbollah hiding the corpses and collapsed tunnels.
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...and more than a few bodies just get well....(some poetic justise here) *ucking incinerated!
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Another thing to consider is the moral of Hezbollah. If they think too many are dead they might run and hide and deny Israel the chance to kill them.
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LOL, I recall a young lady built along similar lines plopping herself down in the chair opposite of me at a dinner table and declaring, "Hi! I'm Joy!"
It was all I could do to refrain from replying "I'm sure you are!"
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan - A car bomb killed at least six people and wounded 16 outside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, but the apparent target, a provincial governor, was unhurt. The blast took place in the city of Jalalabad where thousands of people, including the governor of Ningarhar, 
(AIP): Unidentified gunmen shot and injured two American Arab workers of a foreign company in the troubled Zabul province of Afghanistan yesterday, police said Tuesday. Police Chief of Zabul province, Noor Muhammad Pakteen told Afghan Islamic Press that both the Arabs were working for a foreign company in Afghanistan and were injured in firing of unknown gunmen in Jaldak area near Qalat, capital of Zabul province yesterday. He disclosed that both the foreign workers who were from Lebanon and also had US citizenship were now under treatment in the hospital. 
(AIP): Two coalition soldiers were injured slightly after they received small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire in the Pech River Valley in Kunr province last evening (Wednesday), a coalition spokeswoman said Thursday. While confirming the incident to Afghan Islamic Press spokeswoman of coalition forces Lt. Tamara Lawrence said, "Coalition forces did receive small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire from various locations in the Pech River Valley in Kunar Province last evening." Coalition forces returned fire toward the enemy positions, she added. Lt. Tamara Lawrence said two coalition soldiers sustained minor wounds in the incident, but they are in stable condition at a nearby Coalition medical facility. 
A $50 million bail was set for the man accused of killing one woman and wounding five others at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. 
For over a week now, Crime Branch officials have been grilling a man, who they say, led them to 
(KUNA) Two gunmen of the 
(KUNA) -- A senior Iraqi intelligence officer was assassinated in western Baghdad, Iraqi Police reported Monday. A police source in press remarks said unknown militants shot Brigadier Fakhri Salman dead near his home in Yarmouk area, western Baghdad. According to the source, the brigadier, a senior officer in the Iraqi national intelligence, came under a shower of bullets and was dead before arrival to Yarmouk Hospital.
An Iraqi man being held hostage by terrorists was freed during an early morning raid Sunday by Iraqi and US Soldiers near the city of Muqdadiyah, a statement by the multinational forces said on Monday. The man was found bound and blindfolded in a mud hut in the middle of a palm grove north of the city. He was transported to a nearby Iraqi base and reunited with his family, the statement added. The raid was aimed at disrupting insurgents' activity in the area. In addition to freeing the hostage, the raid also resulted in the detention of 16 suspects and the discovery of a cache of explosives making materials and terrorist propaganda, it concluded.
Gunmen wearing uniforms of Iraqi security forces kidnapped 25 people from an office in central Baghdad in broad daylight Monday, police said. The Iraqi government said Monday that 30,359 families have fled their homes to escape sectarian violence from mid-February until July 30 as violence across the country left at least 20 people dead. The gunmen pulled up in 15 four-wheel-drive vehicles and kidnapped employees and customers at the office on a street in Arasat, once a thriving commercial district that has seen many businesses close due to violence ravaging the country. 
Palestinian gunners fired rockets in the direction of Israeli targets directly hitting and damaging a restaurant on Monday after Israeli warplanes struck houses in Gaza Strip. Izz-Eddine Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of the Islamic organization, Hamas, said the gunners unleashed two missiles on the Israeli settlement of Yad Murdechai, located north of the strip, and four others on Nahal Ouz. A third missile attack targetted an Israeli farm village locted east of Absan. The group said the attacks were in retaliation for "the Zionist aggression targeting Gaza Strip and the continuous crimes by the enemy in Palestine and Lebanon." 
Sri Lankan troops and Tiger rebels were locked yesterday in the bloodiest ground battle since their 2002 truce went into effect with at least 44 combatants killed, the military said. The rebel 
Nineteen soldiers have been killed and two wounded in a bus bombing in northeastern Sri Lanka, amid fierce fighting between Tamil Tiger fighters and government troops following the collapse of a four-year ceasefire. Sri Lankan military officials and hospital sources said that the soldiers were travelling to join the fighting when their bus was hit by a Claymore mine on Monday evening. "They did not expect a Claymore mine attack at that time of the night because usually troops travel on the main road during the day," a local military official said. Officials said 10 soldiers had died instantly and nine others were declared dead on admission to a local hospital. Two soldiers who survived the blast were air-lifted to a larger hospital in the region.
JERUSALEM - Israeli army bulldozers have begun flattening positions previously held by Hezbollah militia so as to create a security zone inside southern Lebanon, a military official said on Monday.
(KUNA) -- An Israeli reconnaissance plane hit a Lebanese military location in southern Lebanon with two missiles killing one soldier and injuring three others, said a Lebanese military source on Monday. The two missiles that hit the Lebanese military headquarter of Al-Qassimiyah in Tyre, southern Lebanon, also resulted in damaging a number of military machineries, the source told KUNA. The Israeli bombardments have hit a number of Lebanese military locations in several areas, which resulted in killing a number of military personals.
Five people were wounded when an IDF UAV bombed a truck that had traveled from Syria into Lebanon on the border between the two countries Monday night. The driver of the truck was wounded, as well as four additional Lebanese customs workers. Israel had declared a cessation in IAF action, but reserved the right to attack in the case of immediate threat. It was unclear what the truck was carrying.
One of the Hizbullah operatives killed in the current fighting in Lebanon was 
The IDF assessed on Monday that 
