Posted on 08/03/2006 9:14:01 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Summary of IDF operations against Hizbullah in Lebanon 3 Aug 2006
(Communicated by IDF Spokesman)
Over the past day, IDF infantry, armored and engineering forces operated in southern Lebanon. The forces positioned themselves in the areas of Mis el Jabal, Mahibab Blida, Shihin, Rajmil and Majdal Zun, in the eastern part of southern Lebanon. At the same time, IDF forces established positions in the villages of Al Teibeh, Al Adeisa, Rab A-Tiltin, Aita a-Sha’ab and Maroun A-Ras and Bint Jbeil.
Yesterday evening an IDF soldier was killed and four more were wounded in exchanges of fire in the village of Aita A-Sha’ab. An IDF soldier was severely wounded and two soldiers were lightly wounded in the village of Mahbib.
In fighting throughout the day, IDF forces killed approximately 35 armed Hizbullah terrorists, and wounded numerous other Hizbullah terrorists.
In the area of Bint Jbeil, IDF forces identified and destroyed a vehicle carrying a Hizbullah missile launcher. Additional weapons were discovered by the force, including 10 assault rifles in the area around the village of Sheihin.
During the night the IDF carried out more than 120 aerial attacks in Lebanon:
6 missile launchers, including launchers used for long-range attacks against Afula and Haifa.
35 Hizbullah buildings, storage facilities and headquarters
Areas used to launch rocket into Israel, and roads and bridges leading to those areas.
A vehicle identified transporting weapons.
LOL, yeah sure they are...soon as the hostile villagers blow up a truck load of Frenchies, Paris will be screaming to bring them all home.
Maybe they'll build another Maginot Line.
You wrote: 18 years of the US in Lebanon that cultimated with the 1982 Beirut bombing and then a withdrawal.
He had John Loftus on and I could swear both of them have been at FR following our comments.
They spoke of a total of 7 deaths that can be confirmed.
They mentioned that although there was a delay on getting heavy equipment to the site someway ambulances and all sorts of media trucks, vans and cars were able to reach the site.
Loftus mentioned that they paraded one child for over 4 hours.
Green Helmet guy was mentioned as was the fact they there is video of him holding up an infant in 1996. Loftus said the identity of Green Helmut guy is not known.
(I do think some of us here have the identity narrowed down)
Given the population of Muslims in France there is NO way they will be part of some military force controlling the borders.
They probably are well controlled by their leadership, but in terms of the battlefield, such as it is, they don't use full and exacting command and control in the way we do, at least not according to some generals on Fox TV.
They are seriously pissing in their pants and squirming. They seriously screwed up and miscalculated Israel's response.
"If Ike had liked him better and helped him beat Kennedy, the last half quarter of the 20th c might have been different."
You are surely right about that! RMN was the most brilliant foreign policy pres. int the 20th century, IMO. History will show it, and GWB will be seen as another Truman.
I didn't see it. Sorry I'm no help.
My typo, meant Israel...US withdrew in 84 after the Lebanese army collapsed.
Perpetual nonsense at any rate, so how many years does it take to learn the lesson?
They said so far 500 have been killed.
Brian said there has to be some sort of casualty list by the Hezzies.
They will sit on this.......it doesn't embarrass the proper gov'ts.
Did you see the article posted yesterday how Greeen Helmet was a mortician? It's speculated from photos that he had a FULL refrigerated truck of bodies from Tyre and was padding the body count with already dead children. That's was some were saying a good many of the bodies looked like advanced rigormortis has already set in.
Thanks! So why the heck is the paper sitting on the list I wonder? Iran threatening the paper. IIRC, the guys did say that Iran didn't want the list released.
Anyone got a link to that particular thread?
Loftus did mention that at least one of the childrens bodies was in an ambulance when it arrived.
I am not sure of that since those damn time stamps on the photos have screwed up the timeline some.
"They are seriously pissing in their pants and squirming. They seriously screwed up and miscalculated Israel's response."
Exactly what Rush predicted on Mon.! He said that the Hesbo's would call for a cease fire as soon as they realized that they were losing.
.Plus this wouldn't embarass Bush & Blair, it would in fact confirm that Iran is behind this. It would lend credance to widening the war and taking out the nut job in tehran.
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