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Last update - 08:26 03/01/2008 Hezbollah dismisses senior commander for wartime failures By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Hezbollah, anti-aircraft  Hezbollah has recently removed the head of its anti-aircraft units from his position, according to Western intelligence agencies, apparently as part of the conclusions drawn by the Lebanese militant organization from the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Almost a year ago, Haaretz reported that Hezbollah had removed one of its senior military commanders from his post. The commander was head of the regional defense of the Beqaa Valley, considered Hezbollah's heartland and home to most of Lebanon's Shi'ite population. Placed under the authority of Hezbollah's "home front logistical command," the region was particularly vulnerable as it is where many of the organization's warehouses and bases were located. During the war, elite Israel Defense Forces troops infiltrated the area repeatedly, most notably in two raids carried out on the city of Baalbek. Advertisement Apart from downing one helicopter, IAF aircraft were largely unharmed by Hezbollah during the war, prompting the organization to probe its air-defense systems. Senior IDF officials told Haaretz that Hezbollah is still in the process of adjusting to its new positions at the end of the war, much further north than they were at its beginning. In addition, it is studying how to deal with the United Nations observers deployed in the south of the country as part of the cease-fire agreement. Though Hezbollah claims the war as a major victory, its leader Hassan Nasrallah said two weeks after the war ended that he would not have given the order to kidnap Israeli soldiers, had he known how Israel would respond. Related articles: Hezbollah chief Nasrallah: Israel has bodies of abducted soldiers Nasrallah set to go on TV to discuss kidnapped IDF soldiers The post-war bombings UNIFIL steps up supervision to deter Hezbollah re-armament Bookmark to del.icio.us   Holocaust education For Dutch instructors, Islamophobia can be a teaching aid for Holocaust studies. White House race Edwards is the angry candidate; Obama prefers conciliation.   1.   anti-aircraft units? 04:01  |  muslim 03/01/08   2.   Hizbollah Lost Bigtime 04:23  |  Craig F 03/01/08   3.   Blahahahahahaha...what does NasRATlah think the next dope 04:58  |  SLAVO 03/01/08   4.   Ebola said they won , now they lost? 05:14  |  Cristo 03/01/08   5.   "elite Israel Defense Forces troops infiltrated area repeatedly" 05:55  |  PETER SM 03/01/08   6.   Next war will be the last for Hezbo, don`t have any doubt 08:03  |  Observer 03/01/08   7.   Hahaha, this headline says it all. Hizbollah were thumped. 08:08  |  Ruth 03/01/08   8.   Nasrallah, baby faced terrorist, so you did not win after all 08:50  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/01/08   9.   They said they brought down an Israeli F-16 09:06  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/01/08   10.   Ruth # 7 10:14  |  Clickfool 03/01/08   11.   Clickfool and his love for totalitarianism 10:27  |  Iz Ray Leigh 03/01/08   12.   Lame Response, Clickfool 11:49  |  Ruth 03/01/08   13.   Clickfool 13:55  |  Nik "BANNED" Miller 03/01/08

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