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Israel last week accused Syria's President Haffez Assad of replacing Soviet SA-6 and SA-8 antiaircraft missiles in Lebanon. Syria had deployed such weapons there in 1981, only to have them destroyed by the Israelis during their 1982 invasion. The redeployment into Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was made late in November after Israeli war planes had shot down two Syrian jets over Syria. An Israeli army spokesman disclosed the missile move publicly on Dec. 15. Other Israeli officials contended that the U.S. had secretly persuaded Assad to withdraw them. Assad did so but, showing his muscle...
...option called for an aerial engagement against Libyan fighters over the Gulf of Sidra, followed by strikes against one or more of the five main air bases strung out along the Libyan coast. Intelligence reports indicated that Libya was accelerating its deployment of Soviet surface-to-air missiles, including SA-5s, which will significantly strengthen its defenses against attack. As part of the U.S. preparations, the Pentagon ordered a flight of EA-6B "electronic warfare" planes dispatched from Whidbey Island, Washington, to the Mediterranean. The special "jamming" craft were said to be useful in what one official called a "highdensity...
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...their suspicions were raised further when an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane photographed military equipment that is commonly used by the Nicaraguans being unloaded from other Soviet ships in the Cuban port of Mariel. The intelligence analysts say the deliveries included at least two batteries of SA-2 or SA-3 surface-to-air missiles, which reportedly will be installed at the Punta Huete air base near Managua. The Soviets also sent an unspecified number of Mi-8 troop transport and six Mi-24D attack helicopters. LEBANON "There Is No Alternative...
...mosque in the center of Sa-Nur was built for Jordanian soldiers, a reminder of the contested history of this tiny piece of land. Israel conquered the hilltop in 1967, and now the mosque is a synagogue. Until recently, though, it had few worshippers. Sa-Nur saw its population plummet in the first years of the intifadeh because of its isolated position near the Palestinian town of Nablus, a terrorist hotbed. A little more than a year ago, it was home to just nine families and two young bachelors. But since Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced plans to evacuate...