How many Hezbollah have been killed thus far ?

[kentuck]

Does anyone know? What's to prevent them from re-grouping once there is a break in the action? Or will they be so busy trying to rebuild the roads, airports, and bridges, that they will have no time to fight? How many Hezbollah are there in Lebanon and how many have been killed?

[Jim__]

1. And how many new recruits will they get after this attack on Lebanon? n/t

[omenapoint]

2. How many Hezbollah killed? Not enough.

That is the answer. Peace is great, but Hezbollah won't rest until Israel is destroyed.

[endarkenment]

6. And Israel won't rest until Hezbollah is destroyed.

Quite the recipe for peace there. Meanwhile who is doing the dying? Civilians on both sides. Thus it always is in our postmodern wars.

[winter999]

8. Agreed!

Never have I heard Israel determined to DESTROY Hezbollah. I believe they and the UN resolution states that Hezbollah needs to disarm and disband, not die. Originally (before Hazbollah started this shit), Israel was only asking for recognition and respect.

[The Stranger]

15. The OP was looking for a number, not propaganda.

[Yupster]

26. Awfully hard to even estimate

when you're using artillery strikes.

Even if you then occupy the land you never get a decently accurate number.

[blonndee]

3. Far, far fewer than the 300 Lebanese, I'm sure.

I'm looking for news reports on specifically Hezbollah #s and if I find them I'll post.

[The Stranger]

18. Posted below.

[blonndee]

20. Thank you. I gave up.

I guess I'm not the world's best googler. ;-)

[MoseyWalker]

4. that's a damn good question

and I'll add what I wrote in a response in another disappearing rapidly thread.

What if Israel bombed and killed the two kidnapped soldiers that supposedly started this mess in the first place. If Israel actually has the capability of bombing known Hezbollah targets, how the hell do they know their soldiers aren't being held there?

[Laotra]

5. According to Juan Cole

Hizbollah is mass movement of way over million people and second largest employer in the country, among other things. Plenty of killing to do for the killing oriented.

According to some sources, standing active militia is only 6 000 strong, but the number of "weekend warriors" is manyfold, in tens if not hundreds of thousands.

[oasis]

7. Many thousands? Can't kill 'em all. Condi needs to get her narrow fanny

over there and begin peace negotiations.

[Laotra]

9. And tough

20 years of guerilla war against the best army on Earth teaches how to fight (but sadly, not how to stop fighting). Judging by their ability to cause casualties to IDF, one on one and with equal weapons they would beat IDF, and if Israel hates something, it is having their military superiority questioned. Even those Lebanese who hate Hizbollah for political and other reasons, respect their ability to defend the southern border.

[oasis]

11. Bush condones a policy of collective punishment by sitting it out

until a thriving city is reduced to rubble.

"Leader of the free world".:eyes:

[winter999]

10. The only issue I have with this

is that every time the US goes oversees to stick its nose in other counties problems, we cry Imperialism. Maybe this time we should keep out of it and let the dust settle. Its not our land, not our families, not our blood. This is something the whole world should be worried and saddened by. Come on Kofi, time for the UN to do something.

[oasis]

12. See post #11.(eom)

[Norquist Nemesis]

13. Guess it all depends on the definition of Hizbollah, doesn't it?

After the first two or three days of attacks, I heard the Israeli ambassador indirectly call Lebanese officials liars. He was dismissing the question from the host about over 100 being killed as being falsely reported.

[The Stranger]

14. ONLY TWO -- AS OF YESTERDAY, PER THE WASH. POST

TWO OUT OF 2OO+ OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE.

IN LEBANON:

At least 227 people have been killed and more than 450 wounded, according to figures reported by the Lebanese national police and the military. Among the dead are 20 Lebanese army soldiers and TWO HEZBOLLAH GUERILLAS.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071800730.html

[Laotra]

19. Whaa?

Then it would be at least 14 KIA and two POW's from IDF against 2 Hezbollah guerillas.

[The Stranger]

21. That would appear to be correct.

[Laotra]

22. Sincerely

I doubt that number. I've seen footage of IAF taking out a Hezbollah battery, and to my understanding Hezbollah is not in the habit of advertizing their casualty numbers but prefers to appear victorious.

Any case, by available sources Hezbollah casualties seem to be still very low considering everything, while the reason why IDF is very reluctant towards any serious land incursion into Lebanese territory is becoming more evident.

[The Stranger]

24. It is the Washington Post reporting it, not Hezbollah "advertising" it.

[Laotra]

25. WP quoting

Lebanese sources. There may be data that is not known to the Lebanese sources in question. Or there may not be, I don't claim to know anything for sure, I don't think we are getting a full information flow (even though DU community is doing hell of a job to collect as much possible) for various reasons. There are known unknowns and unknown unknowns, as a certain lesser philosopher once said.

[mmonk]

23. Wow.

All that killing for two so far.

[bigtree]

16. handful

[The Stranger]

17. ONLY TWO.