Word: fatahland
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israeli troops swept into Lebanon toward what they call Fatahland, a desolate area that is a staging ground for an estimated 5,000 guerrillas. The attack was expected by Lebanon, but not in such strength. Under jet cover, columns of armored vehicles attacked near the village of Ainta, from which they suspected the raids had originated. The Israelis killed ten fedayeen and two Lebanese civilians, destroyed houses and rolled home with captured weapons. Next day they struck again...
Beneath Mount Hermon, dozers are shaping a road along which Israeli patrols can roll. The patrols keep an eye on "Fatahland," the corner of Lebanon from which the Arab guerrillas have launched destructive attacks on Israel...