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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, January 18, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday january 18, 19b6 Phalanx its retake positions in continuing Lebanon fighting lip Date big Brut. Ubanan a forces Loyal la president Amin gym Aye coun lera i lacked syrian backed leftists and moslem with tanks and recaptured key Crossroads an the Northern and in turn flanks of Lebanon s Christian heartland Friday police said. They said a people were killed Annii 56 wounded in the nigh Long  thai wok place in the Central mountains above Gamay cd s Hometown of by Kayu and near the ancient port City of by bin North of Vici nil. The Iwu pronged onslaught that leftists find moslem began Laic wednesday heightened fears of another outbreak of null aul fighting in the 10-year-old civil War. It began after he bloody crackdown. Wednes Day by Gamay cd j i Jim Wing phalanges party militia and its allies on rival syrian backed christians. Police said the final toll of that Battle was 350 killed and 650 wounded. Bui Gamay cd s Defeated Christian rival Elie Hab Cika was quoted by the Beirut leftist newspaper As Safir Friday As saying 450 of his militiamen were killed. Hobika surrendered after id hours of fighting that started when Dia military chief Samir Geagea revolted and joined forces with Gamay cd. The 29-year-old Hobika Iofi the country and informed sources in Paris who spoke on condition of anonymity said he his wife and 3-year-old son arrived Here thursday aboard a private plane. Military sources in Lebanon said he would live abroad. However state radio quoted hint As saying he would be Back in Lebanon in two weeks to regroup and con front Gamay cd and Geagea. Those who think they vanquished us will soon follow us la exile As Safir quoted Lobeiko As saying. They killed More than 490. The numerous women of their families who will soon be wearing Black. Mourning clothes will demonstrate the magnitude of that Black Day of the crackdown a second Batch or Hobika s senior aides was flown in army helicopter to Lanaea Cyprus Friday to join their commander the fighting imperilled a syrian brokered peace pact among Hobeika s lebanese forces and the two strongest moslem Mili Tias to end the civil War. A Cauca s defection enabled Gamay cd s 1,000 Phalanx its to turn the tables against Hobeika who angered the president by sign ing the dcc.28 Accord wish his moslem foes. Gemayel rejected the p Sci contending it concedes too much to the moslem and ends Christian domination of government parliament the army and judiciary since Lebanon s Independence from France in 1943. The other iwo signatories of the pact druse Leader Walid Jumble la and shuts moslem Leader Nasik Berri were in dam ascus holding talks with syrian leaders. Spokesmen for the moslem militias said their assault on Christian territory had Syria s approval. Lebanese army units Loyal to Gemayel used ,-Supplicd tanks and armoured personnel carriers to beat leftist militiamen of the syrian social nationalist party around do War East of Bifaya and about to Miles Northeast of Beirut. The army command reported 11 soldiers were killed and 26 wounded in the Bifaya do War action. Police said military casual ties were included in their Overall toll a spokesman for the syrian social nationalist party which is made up mostly of christians said its assault on Bifaya was stalled by Lack of ammunition at least i Motorist killed scores injured in massive pileup on German freeways Frankfurt a More than 70 vehicles collided in two separate Chain re action pileup on Germany i High Speed a Labans Friday and at last one person died and scores were injured official said. Falling Snow and icy Road surface contributed to the accidents. A bus carrying 46 schoolchildren from England slowed into a car on the freeway from Nuernberg to Wuerzburg in Northern Bavaria critically injuring two japanese occupants of the car. Police said none of he English children was injured in the crash the identities of the japanese victims were not available immediately police Laid. They could not say immediately where in England the school children came from. The collision followed a pileup involving 37 vehicles on the Busy Highway police said. They said three people including the japanese pair suffered critical injuries while 10 others were less severely hurl. Meanwhile a woman was killed and an undetermined number of people were seriously injured in a massive pileup on the autobahn Between asset and Frankfurt. Police could not say How Many cars were assistance sought in search for missing German boy 9 Swisch Burn urn Wiesbaden  
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