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Article: CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST; CEASE-FIRE TAKES HOLD; Lebanese troops enter the south; For the first time in nearly 40 years, Lebanese soldiers took up positions throughout southern Lebanon as part of a U.N. cease-fire. There was still no firm date for deployment of a U.N. force that is to expand to 15,000 troops and join an equal number of Lebanese soldiers.(NEWS)
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- August 18, 2006
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Byline: Leila Fadel; Hannah Allam; Shashank Bengali
Kasmiyeh, Lebanon -- McClatchy Foreign Correspondents
The Lebanese army deployed in southern Lebanon Thursday for the first time in 36 years.
A few thousand lightly armed troops crossed the Litani River shortly after sunrise, the first of 15,000 expected to arrive by the weekend. Their role is expected to be largely cosmetic because under a compromise with Hezbollah, the army won't disarm Hezbollah fighters or search for their weapons.
Israeli officers met Thursday with U.N. military officials and Lebanese army officers to plan their departure from Lebanese territory.
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