To the Litani River; Heavy Fighting in Rashaf, Marjayoun (With Map)

Counterterrorism.org ^ | August 11, 2006 | Bill Roggio

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The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given the Israeli Defense Force the final approval to conduct the ground assault to the Litani River in southern Lebanon. "According to military sources, close to 70 percent of the Katyusha rockets raining down on Israel are fired just south of, and north of the Litani river. It is in these parts of Lebanon that the Hizbullah's Nasser Unit is waiting with thousands of fighters and functioning command and control centers," reports the Jerusalem Post. Over 40,000 Israeli troops are available for the full scale invasion of southern Lebanon.

Prior to the green light from the government, the IDF has been fighting pitched battles on the central and eastern sectors along the Lebanese border. The IDF has pushed into the Christian town of Marjayoun, which overlooks the Litani River and sits across Hezbollah supply lines south of the river. The IDF has also engaged Hezbollah in the town of Rashaf. The movement into Rashaf and Marjayoun is the IDF's deepest ground penetration into southern Lebanon since the war began (see the current battle map).

[ekwd]

I know this is somewhat outdated, but it has the best map I have seen.

[Godzilla]

Go here

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1676188/posts?page=905#905

[Former Fetus]

Southern Lebanon. Green indicates Israeli occupied town; red IDF warned towns of operations; yellow Israeli airstrikes; orange clashes.

[Karliner]

I really hope Olmert ignores Kofi Annan's dopey speech today and finish the job.

[Former Fetus]

I really hope Israel ignores Olmert's dopey agreement today and finish the job!!!

[Prost1]

Maybe Israel has learned to make commitments without dates.

The Billy Jeff Clinton "It depends on the meaning of is"

[yldstrk]

Hammer them Israel!!!!

[MinorityRepublican]

I thought that the cease-fire is in effect?

[Jameison]

"I really hope Olmert ignores Kofi Annan's dopey speech today and finish the job."

Olmert doesn't know what he wants.
One minute he's going, the next minute he's not, the next minute he's going again, the next....
Oh what's the use?
It's like having Hanoi John "voted for it, before voting against it" Kerry, for president.