Lebanese army reaches southern border of their own country for the first time in 40 years

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

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Across the devastated south, villagers, many of whom support Hezbollah, have been throwing rice and waving banners to welcome the army to the region after a nearly 40-year absence.

So far Lebanese troops have deployed mostly to predominantly Christian towns, including Qleia and Marjayoun.

Overnight, Lebanese soldiers arrived in the largely Shiite Muslim village of Khiam, near the Lebanon-Israel border, Lebanese Brig.-Gen. Charles Sheikhani said.

The Lebanese army's 10th Brigade has set up camps within 1.6 kilometres of the Israeli border - a key step toward taking control of the whole country for the first time since 1968 and a major demand of the UN resolution that so far has halted the fighting.

The deployment marks the first time the Lebanese army has moved in force to a region that was held by Palestinian guerrillas in the 1970s and by Hezbollah since Israeli troops withdrew from the area in 2000.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/st...010&k=73619

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

wow they don't get out much do they? what do they do for military exercises, play risk?

[almaty 19]

wow, i can sleep beeter at night and so can everyone in that area...yeah right, no disarming ....just a show

[Risto 0]

The deployment marks the first time the Lebanese army has moved in force to a region that was held by Palestinian guerrillas in the 1970s and by Hezbollah since Israeli troops withdrew from the area in 2000.

Congratulations for the Lebanese army

now they should disarm the jihadist fanatics