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From the diaries . . .

There's been a battle raging off and on around the Lebanese town of Al-Mari, which you're not going to see picked up by any media. The Druze inhabitants are struggling to keep Hezbollah out of their town. The song of their valor is unlikely to be played on CNN, Al Jazeera, or the BBC -- but it should bring at least a whistle of respect from those of us who know about it.

UnFrozen Caveman, a lowly blogger has friends and relatives there, and he's been posting the events as he's found out about them at his excellent BlissStreetJournal.

Al-Mari is a postage sized Druze village overlooking Israel; last week Hezbollah attempted to infiltrate the village and were repelled by the people. At that point, a siege was laid, water, electricity and communications with the outside world were cut off.

Yesterday, Caveman reported that Al-Mari is still undamaged and still holding out. Most of the residents have managed to leave but those remaining are still holding firm against the Islamofascist group. Some basic services are beginning to be restored.

Here's the report from yesterday:

Consistent with the character of IDF operations in southern Lebanon, al-Mari has been spared damage, largely due to the fact that the tiny Druze village held off Hizbullah infiltrators early on in the conflict. My source says that partial water service has been restored, electricity runs for an hour a day, and it's generally share and share alike for what remains of the town's resources. Most residents have left. My source says that the bombing of al-Khiam immediately to the west has been as devasating as it has been visible. Hizbullah apparently still controls that town, though.

Here's a google earth map of the vilage; and the initial post.

One of Caveman's commenter's says this:

"...Relatives in the village are living off homemade bread and the fruits and vegetables in nearby orchards. Supplies are not expected to last much longer, and many have left as a result.

Al-Mari is known for having a population of battle-hardened and courageous men, who have so far done a great job protecting their village ..."

Please send prayers, thoughts ... good wishes, or karma, or whatever you espouse to the folks in this valiant village. Air-dropped supplies would also be a nice touch, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.

Minimum, let's throw these guys some "cookies" if we can.