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    It has been forced to abandon the line of deeply entrenched static positions on the border with Israel and withdraw most of its men and weaponry to clusters of Shia villages. "It's clear that Hezbollah no longer controls the border, due to the presence of Unifil [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon] troops" said Andrew Exum, a military expert on Hezbollah at the Centre for New American Security. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
    It's clear that Hezbollah no longer controls the border, due to the presence of Unifil [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon] troops
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
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Hezbollah gears up for new war
  1. They appear to be hardening the villages for this next round of fighting, while pushing their fixed positions north away from Unifil to protect the approaches to Beirut and the Bekaa Valley.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
  2. We knocked out three of their tanks on the first day, as they tried to enter ... But after they entered the wadi, we knew they were going for the river and had to be stopped. So we called out to all the special forces anti-tank teams in the area. And they all swarmed the wadi. Boys would set up and wait...
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
  3. Sure, we are rearming, we have even said that we have far more rockets and missiles than we did in 2006
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
  4. We had to blow up or leave some of our bunkers and fighting positions, but we still have plenty of capabilities in the south. We expect the Israelis to come soon, if not this winter, then they will wait until spring, when the ground isn't too soft for their tanks.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago

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