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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Features/Front-Lines/Security-and-Defense-Taking-a-difficult-path-334889
The IDF's Bedouin Trackers
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - Just south of the Red Sea resort city of Eilat, al-Qaeda-affiliated terror cells gather arms and plot their next move. Even if these potential intruders manage to get past the new security barrier, they would still have to overcome another formidable obstacle: the highly experienced IDF Bedouin trackers. Maj. Waleed Swaled, the deputy commander of the IDF Bedouin Tracker's Unit, and his men work every day - and night - using their finely tuned natural sensors. "We'll see every sign that hints someone was here." In an era of unprecedented hi-tech surveillance and intelligence capabilities, the trackers continue to play a key role in border security.