Blood Drenching Golan Heights Recalled by War Reporter
Staff writer Gayton Finklea recalls the Golan Heights amid renewed fighting near Lebanon Syria and Israel. She describes bunkers hidden beneath dry brown grasses, tour groups replaced by troops, and a land again bloodied as new casualties mount after the Six Day War era.
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Syria Claims Mount Hermon Reoccupied Amid Ceasefire Clash
Damascus Radio reported Syria reoccupied Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights for the first time since 1967 and said ground fighting raged along the entire 120 mile ceasefire line with Israel. An official communiqué spoke of repelling an attack and advancing positions, including Hermon, amid air battles in the sector near the Syria Lebanon border. No casualty figures were released. The cabinet held an emergency session and declared a nationwide state of emergency while declaring a restricted maritime area off the Mediterranean coast.
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