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2004-01-19 Middle East

Headline from Debka : Israel pounds Syria

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Posted by Anonymous4ever 2004-01-19 12:23:08 PM|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 JPost - (Reg Req'd):
Hizbullah fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF bulldozer Monday evening near the northern border.

The army has confirmed that the vehicle was hit, Israel Radio reported.

According to reports, the bulldozer was hit while clearing roadside bombs in the region near Moshav Zarit on the northern border.

A Hizbullah press release transmitted on Hizbullah's Al Manar TV moments after the event said that members of Hizbullah's military wing, the Islamic Resistance said that at 4:35 PM they fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli bulldozer that crossed the border into Lebanon near Birkat Rish.

The roadside mines were discovered two weeks ago, but are only being cleared now for operational and weather reasons, the radio reported.

"Holy warriors of the Islamic Resistance destroyed a hostile vehicle that violated the border line in the town of Marouahine in southern Lebanon," Al Manar said.

The broadcast did not give the type of vehicle or mention Israeli casualties.

Posted by Frank G 2004-1-19 12:42:20 PM|| 2004-1-19 12:42:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 They are reporting all this on Al-Jizz
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/402CCBFA-124C-43E4-B462-647919003B42.htm
(look in the box called "related" next to this story for all the items on this)

Posted by TS 2004-1-19 12:44:07 PM|| 2004-1-19 12:44:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Good! Now the U.S. needs to do its part and assist in the toppling of the Persian mullahs, drying up another one of Hezbollah's support lines.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-19 12:44:33 PM|| 2004-1-19 12:44:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 WTF is a 'charitable organization' like hezbollah doing with AT weapons? And is there really a distinction between the syrian 'army' and the terrorist mutts?

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-19 12:50:09 PM|| 2004-1-19 12:50:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Does this mean War with Syria and Lebanon? Does it mean we can send in SF to take out targets? Does it mean that this is all just a bunch of smoke coming out of Hebollahs ass?

Stay tuned.

Posted by Charles 2004-1-19 1:09:55 PM|| 2004-1-19 1:09:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 been scouring the net but can't find anything hopefull yet though the DEBKA report sounds quite interesting,wait and see eh,could this be the moment everyone's been waiting for....

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-19 1:15:14 PM|| 2004-1-19 1:15:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 If Israel does just a pinprick type response, what sort of targets will they hit?

Syrian troops in Lebanon? Or stuff up on or behind the Golan?

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-1-19 1:22:07 PM|| 2004-1-19 1:22:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The D-9 was clearing roadside bombs that Hizbollah was placing after crossing the UN approved frontier.
By the way there is nothing on the news there.

Posted by Barry 2004-1-19 1:39:32 PM|| 2004-1-19 1:39:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Ha'aretz news ticker sez:
17:28 IDF military bulldozer, clearing roadside bombs along northern border with Lebanon, hit by explosive device
17:42 Hezbollah says inflicted `direct hit` on Israeli bulldozer at northern border
18:05 IDF says bulldozer attacked on Israel-Lebanon border was hit by anti-tank missile, not roadside bomb
19:33 IDF vehemently denies Hezbollah claims that bulldozer hit by anti-tank missile crossed border into Lebanon
20:03 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz calls Hezbollah missile attack on IDF bulldozer along northern border `extremely grave`
20:28 GOC Northern Command Benny Gantz, following Hezbollah attack: those on other side of border should be `worried`

Posted by Dar 2004-1-19 2:23:12 PM|| 2004-1-19 2:23:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Everybody's backing off. The D-9 is seen by the Syrians and HizBoyz has an Israelli strategic asset, if they get lucky, real lucky and destroy an armored Cat. the Syrian/Hizboyz will have won a major battle. It makes destroying a bus full of Joo children look like child's play.

Our Blood for you St. Jemimah!

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-19 2:44:43 PM|| 2004-1-19 2:44:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 DAMN! I was hoping we could all do the wave. Oh well, soon.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-19 5:26:24 PM|| 2004-1-19 5:26:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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