31.   The army has also built new roads and new outposts for military patrols.

32.   The government has also set aside additional land for the existing settlements to grow, though the Defense Ministry must approve any new outposts.

33.   The government has also set aside additional land for the existing settlements to grow, though the Defense Ministry must approve new outposts.

34.   The new outpost effectively cuts off Samashky from other rebel-held areas.

35.   The road was the last relatively safe link between the two villages, and the new outpost effectively cuts off Samashky from the rest of rebel-held areas.

36.   The settlers claim that the new outposts are merely extensions of existing settlements.

37.   Troops planted Israeli flags on their new outposts.

38.   With space station construction about to start, NASA is considering a trip back to Mir to salvage science equipment that could be used on the new outpost.