On the Road to May 25 Victory ~ Lest We Forget (2) Pro-’Israel’ Lahd Militia Falls Apart
On the Road to May 25 Victory ~ Lest We Forget (2) Pro-""Israel"" Lahd Militia Falls Apart
Source: Al-Manar TV, 21-5-2008
At the beginning of 2000, officers of Antoine Lahd's pro-"Israel" army started to sense some changes in the way the "Israeli" military command was treating them.
The so-called "South Lebanon Army" which had served as a tool to implement "Israel's" military and security schemes became authorized to take part - as partners - in the meetings of "Israeli" officers to put strategies to protect "Israel's" northern flank.
SLA officers became suspicious.
After a series of meetings, the collaborators got the point: The "Israeli" army is going to withdraw and they will replace them until a deal was clinched to secure the northern border. In other words, they are to confront Hizbullah fighters until further notice.
Such a mission requires reconsideration of the formation of the aging Lahd militia leadership. "Israeli" and Lahdi suggestions intersected on a security veteran whose hallmarks extend to the "Israeli" invasion of 1982: Senior collaborator Akel Hashem.
Hizbullah's leadership carefully followed the new developments and decided that it's time to put the collaborators in the crosshairs. Those who would not lay down their arms willingly, would lay them down by force.
Senior collaborators like Jalbout, Hussein Abdul Nabi and Fawzi Saghir were dealt a severe blow after another. Then came the 31st of December 1999.
An explosion in the so called "security zone" shook the ground under Lahdi collaborators and caused this militia to fall apart. The Islamic Resistance liquidated top collaborator Akl Hashem. Hizbullah's leadership postponed his execution several times because in most cases, Hashem had his wife and son near him. But when the time was right and Hashem was alone, he was killed.
The well planned and well executed operation stunned "Israel" which ordered its soldiers to hide inside their fortified garrisons until a solution was reached. But for the Islamic resistance, there was no time to waste. Hizbullah rockets showered "Israeli" barracks and the situation became unbearable.
On February 8, "Israeli" jets struck civilian infrastructure targets deep inside Lebanon in reprisals for their killed soldiers. It was a dangerous equation that Hizbullah grasped and decided to inflict more losses in the ranks of the occupation army. On April 4, "Israel" hit back but this time Hizbullah retaliated with launching improved Katyusha rockets into the Kiryat shmona settlement, reminding "Israeli" settlers of the April aggression nightmare.
Political maneuvers became futile. Barak, who was burdened with a pledge to withdraw from Lebanon by the 7th of July 2000, drew a reduced security line controlled by collaborator Robin Abboud. He also ordered his army officers to gather what they can and prepare to withdraw in a way that saves their faces.
The Islamic resistance assessed the situation in the security zone and put an unorthodox 3-point plan: The motto: Cause more panic will less blood;
The weapon: High morale; the direction: The southern town of Ghandouriyyeh.
On the 21st of May, this town situated on the edge of the security zone found itself to be the starting point of a popular march into the occupied zone.
The nearby occupied town, Qantara was liberated. Other towns started to fall one after the other. The town of Taybe was next. Lahd militiamen were still in their fortified barrack with state of the art defensive weapons. The residents realized that they can start their march towards the town but they can't know how it would end. Minutes later, a strong explosion was heard. The resistance had arrived and the fortified garrison was destroyed.
Source: Al-Manar TV, 21-5-2008
At the beginning of 2000, officers of Antoine Lahd's pro-"Israel" army started to sense some changes in the way the "Israeli" military command was treating them.
The so-called "South Lebanon Army" which had served as a tool to implement "Israel's" military and security schemes became authorized to take part - as partners - in the meetings of "Israeli" officers to put strategies to protect "Israel's" northern flank.
SLA officers became suspicious.
After a series of meetings, the collaborators got the point: The "Israeli" army is going to withdraw and they will replace them until a deal was clinched to secure the northern border. In other words, they are to confront Hizbullah fighters until further notice.
Such a mission requires reconsideration of the formation of the aging Lahd militia leadership. "Israeli" and Lahdi suggestions intersected on a security veteran whose hallmarks extend to the "Israeli" invasion of 1982: Senior collaborator Akel Hashem.
Hizbullah's leadership carefully followed the new developments and decided that it's time to put the collaborators in the crosshairs. Those who would not lay down their arms willingly, would lay them down by force.
Senior collaborators like Jalbout, Hussein Abdul Nabi and Fawzi Saghir were dealt a severe blow after another. Then came the 31st of December 1999.
An explosion in the so called "security zone" shook the ground under Lahdi collaborators and caused this militia to fall apart. The Islamic Resistance liquidated top collaborator Akl Hashem. Hizbullah's leadership postponed his execution several times because in most cases, Hashem had his wife and son near him. But when the time was right and Hashem was alone, he was killed.
The well planned and well executed operation stunned "Israel" which ordered its soldiers to hide inside their fortified garrisons until a solution was reached. But for the Islamic resistance, there was no time to waste. Hizbullah rockets showered "Israeli" barracks and the situation became unbearable.
On February 8, "Israeli" jets struck civilian infrastructure targets deep inside Lebanon in reprisals for their killed soldiers. It was a dangerous equation that Hizbullah grasped and decided to inflict more losses in the ranks of the occupation army. On April 4, "Israel" hit back but this time Hizbullah retaliated with launching improved Katyusha rockets into the Kiryat shmona settlement, reminding "Israeli" settlers of the April aggression nightmare.
Political maneuvers became futile. Barak, who was burdened with a pledge to withdraw from Lebanon by the 7th of July 2000, drew a reduced security line controlled by collaborator Robin Abboud. He also ordered his army officers to gather what they can and prepare to withdraw in a way that saves their faces.
The Islamic resistance assessed the situation in the security zone and put an unorthodox 3-point plan: The motto: Cause more panic will less blood;
The weapon: High morale; the direction: The southern town of Ghandouriyyeh.
On the 21st of May, this town situated on the edge of the security zone found itself to be the starting point of a popular march into the occupied zone.
The nearby occupied town, Qantara was liberated. Other towns started to fall one after the other. The town of Taybe was next. Lahd militiamen were still in their fortified barrack with state of the art defensive weapons. The residents realized that they can start their march towards the town but they can't know how it would end. Minutes later, a strong explosion was heard. The resistance had arrived and the fortified garrison was destroyed.
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