DIARY OF RESISTANCE OPERATIONS -- JANUARY 1999

The following are the Islamic-Resistance operations that took place during the month of January in 1999...

Islamic-Resistance Operations in 1999: New Security, Military Styles Introduce Strategic Collapse

The year 1999 was quite significant as the Islamic Resistance developed the quality and quantity of its jihad operations. In fact, the Resistance style in performing operations, as well as the effects they brought about, was unparalleled through all years of occupation. The Resistance constituted the main theme of many military and political issues, whether locally or regionally.

For the first time since the establishment of the Zionist entity, the occupation commanders admitted they were defeated by a Resistance fighting instead of all Arabs and forcing them to think of any possible means to withdraw and escape "a second Vietnam" or "the death swamp", as expressed by the enemy soldiers and officers.

As a matter of fact, in 1999 the fighters' strategy began focusing on several objectives, the most important of which were:

●Bringing about grave casualties to the enemy and Lahd agents
●Obliterating the enemy's security and military styles
●Achieving unique infiltrations at the heart of the occupied region
●Concentrating on disintegrating the Lahd Militia
To achieve these aims, the Islamic Resistance made a group of plans and studied the adaptation means with the changes and the procedures the enemy might follow to limit the escalation of the Resistance operations and the consequent casualties.
The gallant fighters indeed achieved triumph after another, the most significant of which were:
●Killing General Erez Gerstein, the commander of the occupation forces in Lebanon
●Targeting Head of "the Liaison Unit" Benny Gantz
●Thrice breaking into Sojod Site
●Breaking into Beit Yahoun Site, Demolishing it, and seizing a half-track
●Attacking the Lahd barracks of ar-Rihan and Jezzine, as well as the Zionist barracks of ar-Rihan and Jezzine
●Heroically confronting the enemy forces, particularly in Slouki Valley, where 3 fighters dauntlessly fought 75 Zionist soldiers
●Confronting the enemy forces in al-Jabbour Pond in West Beqaa
●Confronting the enemy forces in Akmata and dropping a Cobra helicopter
●Confronting the enemy forces in Markaba, during which fighter, Sayyed Hadi Nasrallah (son of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah) deluded the air forces, defeating them and reaching the liberated regions after a battle in which tanks, helicopters, and war planes took part.
Furthermore, the Resistance operations exhausted the Lahd Militia, particularly the senior officers:
●Targeting agent Joseph Karam in different operations, the last of which caused him a coma upon which he was transported to a hospital in occupied Palestine
●Killing agent Manah Touma, who was getting ready to substitute agent Karam who had in turn headed "Battalion 20" of the Lahd Militia
●Killing the security chief of Beit Yahoun Crossing Point, Fawzi as-Sagheer
●Targeting agent Ahmad Shebli Saleh

Likewise, the fighters successfully hunted several agents down in security operations they performed in the occupied region. The agents hunted down in Jezzine were Najm Elias Habib and Peters George Wehbi. The fighters as well hunted another agent, Assad Termos inside occupied Tallousseh Town. The fighters then captivated a third one, Muhammad Nimr Bassam, while breaking into Beit Yahoun Site.

The Islamic Resistance actually invested this success in conducting an operation of exchange between agents Habib and agent Termos on a side and a number of Lebanese detainees in the occupation prisons in al-Khiyam and occupied Palestine on another side.

As usual, Katyusha rockets deterred the enemy from further assailing civilians whereby the most significant artillery strikes targeted the settlements after the "Israeli" airstrikes targeted the infrastructure, bridges, and power-conversion plants in June. These artillery strikes as well inflicted revenge on the enemy after several civilians had been martyred in the towns of Kfartibnit, Majdal Selm, Arab Salim, and others.

As a self-sacrifice operation introduced the year, another ended it. The self-sacrifice operation, performed by martyr Ammar Hussein Hammoud, put an end to many bets and questions about the future of the Resistance amid the ongoing "settlement process" and the probability of the partial or total "Israeli" withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the occupied Golan. The self-sacrifice operation as well confirmed that the Resistance was never going to stop or acknowledge the illegitimate Zionist entity, "Israel", as a legitimate one. "Israel" was forever going to be the Resistance's enemy, iterated Hizbullah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a speech he made on "al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Day", which was marked the day following the self-sacrifice operation.

In fact, the Islamic Resistance's growing performance and the brilliant outcomes it achieved encompassed it with public and official support. The firm official stances regarding uncompromising the Resistance was quite effective in making the Resistance Lebanon's central cause; Lebanon refused the "Israeli" maneuvers camouflaged by "settlement" and "withdrawal".

On another hand, enthusiasm filled the Lebanese youth joining "the Lebanese Brigades for Resisting the Occupation"*, whereby the Brigades significantly increased their operations in 1999, 176 operations. As well, the percentage of the youth applying for the Brigades increased. That, in fact, reflected the firmness and integration of the Resistance cause, the nation's destiny.

Islamic Resistance Performs 121 Operations in January 1999

Among 175 operations performed by the resistance squadrons against the enemy and agents, the Islamic Resistance performed 121, the Amal Movement 33, and the Lebanese Brigades for Resisting the Occupation 21.
The enemy acknowledged the casualties resulting from the Islamic-Resistance operations were 3 "Israeli" militants and 2 Lahd militiamen. The Islamic-Resistance sources, in contrast, declared the casualties were 5 Zionist militants and 2 Lahd militiamen.

Operation Ain Majdaline, January 4, 1999

On January 4, 1999, the Islamic Resistance blasted the motorcade of the officer in charge of the Lahd Militia's "Battalion 20", Joseph Karam (nicknamed Alloush) while the motorcade was on Ain Majdaline-Jezzine Route . The blast destroyed his car and wounded him and some of his escorts. The enemy acknowledged the wounding of the thirty-six-year old Karam in the blast of a remote-control explosive targeting his car. For its part, the Lahd Militia said he had substituted agents Emile Nasr, who was discharged upon helplessness to maintain "the security" of his region. Earlier, agent Karam had miraculously escaped 4 operations.

Operation Shkief Fort, January 5, 1999

Marking the anniversary of "the Grand Badr Battle", the Islamic Resistance made a unique achievement, infiltrating the enemy's military tactics. A group of the Islamic-Resistance Enginery blasted an inspection patrol near Shkief Fort, drawing the attention of another enemy force. As several enemy vehicles and soldiers gathered in the place a few hours later, a group of the Islamic-Resistance Enginery blasted another big explosive, demolishing a common car and killing or wounding each of the militants on it. Consequently, two helicopters appeared in the operation zone, evacuating the casualties into occupied Palestine.

A Zionist soldier was injured, acknowledged the enemy; whereas the Lahd Militia's channel said the helicopter transporting the soldier injured had obligatorily landed down in "Keryat Shemona Settlement" since he had been in a critical condition. The operation was significant as it was performed only several meters away from the entrance to a well-fortified site, only sometime after the blast taking place near a Lahd site, added the channel.

The next day, an "Israeli" force including an engineering team got to the operation zone to inspect it, and a number of occupation officers serving in the occupied borderline to conduct a primary investigation on the performance style of the operation. "The Northern Command" as well formed an investigation committee to interrogate several soldiers of the force targeted and the officer in charge of Arnoun Site.

Resistance Bombards Sites at Borders, January 8, 1999

On January 8, 1999, the Islamic-resistance launched around 30 Katyusha rockets against Zionist sites along the Lebanese borders with Palestine. The Islamic-Resistance Fire Backup Unit bombarded the enemy sites of al-Abbad, Birket Reesheh, and Ramieh, causing them serious casualties. The counterstrike occurred after the Zionist aggressions against the innocent civilians, the last of which was destructing houses in the steadfast Arnoun Town, the Resistance declared in a statement. The enemy acknowledged the sites aforementioned had been bombarded; yet, it did not mention anything regarding any casualties.

Lebanese Brigades Perform Operation Series, January 13, 1999

On January 13, 1999, "the Lebanese Brigades for Resisting the "Israeli" Occupation" shelled Blat Site while another group attacked Teir Harfa Site. Earlier at night, the Brigades attacked ad-Dabsheh Site after having monitored troops marshaled there. Thus, the three sites suffered serious casualties.

Shakra Confrontations, January 22, 1999

Maintaining its pledge as to protecting civilians, the Islamic Resistance foiled a Zionist commando force's progress to Shakra Town (Mount al-Jama'a) near the occupied region. As one of the groups of the counter force reached the town outskirts, the fighters blasted it, making it suffer serious casualties.
Another Islamic-Resistance group lurked, clashing with the Zionist relief forces arriving in the operation zone. Though several enemy helicopters interfered with the battle, the Resistance counterattacked them, forcing them to retreat from the operation zone. Clashes lasted all night long.

The civilians in the town said they heard the screams of the "Israeli" soldiers, for the rescue of who a big force had arrived in the operation zone. Besides, security sources declared clashes lasting for ninety minutes had taken place before the crack of dawn. The clashes were accompanied by intensive hovering of helicopters in operation zone, added the sources.

Operation Kfarhouna, January 26, 1999

On January 26, 1999, the Islamic Resistance harshly struck "the Egoz Unit" including the "Israeli" military's elite forces. A Resistance group perfectly ambushed a commando force in the outskirts of Kfarhouna. As the force, which was progressing to the liberated regions to assail civilians, reached the ambush spot, the fighters machine-gunned it with a barrage. Being less than 4 meters away from the commandoes, the fighters cause them 4 casualties. The commandoes were actually overwhelmed as the fighters approached them. Later, the enemy acknowledged "two" soldiers were wounded.

*"The Lebanese Brigades for Resisting the Occupation" was founded by the Islamic-Resistance and has been specialized for all patriots concerned about fighting the "Israeli" occupation.

Source: moqawama.org