Word: commands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Shams an Israeli sergeant had trouble getting the flag down off the pole. Under the gaze of Northern Command General Raphael ("Ra-ful") Eitan he shimmied up to the top of the mast while the armor, paratroop and infantry formation stood at attention, fixed the tangled halyard, and then, to the roll of a drum, brought down the Star of David. Murmured an Israeli liaison officer, "Seems we can put up flags faster than we can take them down." During the brief withdrawal ceremony, Eitan addressed the men. "This hill is a symbol both for us and for the Syrians...
...initial policy: that Israel would quickly defeat its foes, and that the U.S. should maintain a low profile and avoid visible involvement. While from the outset it was agreed that we would supply munitions and major equipment replacements to Israel, it was specifically directed that the Military Airlift Command (MAC) would not deliver supplies...
...country by U.S. Air Force transports. An army of 19,000 policemen, soldiers and government agents were on guard. Troops lined the 32-mile route from the airport to Jerusalem. A cordon sanitaire encircled every area that the President visited. His movements were shadowed by three helicopters-a command center, a troop carrier and a flying medical team...
...attack, which was carried out by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, had been timed to coincide with President Nixon's Middle Eastern trip. The raiders hoped to capture hostages whom they could exchange for comrades held in Israeli jails. They also wanted to demonstrate to Nixon that hard-core Palestinians will reject any peace settlement that does not return their former homeland to them...
...predominantly Sunni Moslem, although there are 1.5 million Christians, 500,000 Shia Moslems, mostly Alawites and Druzes. Assad is a member of the Alawites, an impoverished minority that has risen to power because of its strong representation in the military. But the Alawites who dominate the military high command could not rule without Sunni support. General Tlas, for example, is a Sunni and acknowledged to be the second most powerful man in Syria...