Lebanese army reaches southern border

[DoYouEverWonder]

Aug 18, 2006




KFAR KILA, Lebanon - The Lebanese army reached the country's southern border with
Israel for the first time in decades, sending a lone jeep on patrol Friday through Kfar Kila, a battered stronghold of support for Hezbollah militants.

The army jeep, flying a large Lebanese flag and carrying just two soldiers in green camouflage, passed by the Fatima Gate a few yards from the border but did not stop.

Kfar Kila was the last village where Israeli troops pulled out in 2000 after an 18-year occupation of the south.

On Friday, young men there hung giant yellow banners above intersections, some criticizing U.S. Mideast policy and others reading "The Great Lebanon has defeated the murderers." Both were signed by Hezbollah.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060818/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_israel

[Igel]

1. I still like comparing the

reports now about how the first Lebanese soldiers are going into Marjayun in years, and then pondering the garrison in Marjayun that the Israelis asked to share with Lebanese soldiers a couple of weeks ago.