1.   Iranian-backed guerrillas traded artillery and rocket fire with Israeli troops and surrogate militiamen in south Lebanon Thursday, security sources said.

2.   Israeli troops and surrogate militiamen of the South Lebanon Army frequently shoot at civilians wandering in the fields of south Lebanon without prior clearance.

3.   The attackers raked hilltop positions manned by Israeli troops and surrogate militiamen of the South Lebanon Army with machine gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, the sources added.

4.   The attackers sprayed hilltop positions manned by Israeli troops and surrogate militiamen of the South Lebanon Army with machine gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, the sources added.

5.   The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israeli troops and their surrogate militiamen retaliated by shelling Hezbollah strongholds.