The Egyptian troops, it was reported destroyed three Is raeli tanks and several armored vehicles an Israeli jet was also said to have been shot down during a related raid.
The one positive note, officials said, was an Iraqi request for technical teams to help examine sites where a variety of weapons had been reported destroyed or jettisoned by the Iraqis.
Although the flames forced the evacuations of at least 1,000 people as they burned through stands of brittle, beetle-killed spruce trees, no homes or other buildings had been reported destroyed.
Fifteen thousand homes here were reported destroyed, and despite the truckloads of supplies the government sent lumbering into the region, many survivors had little food and water and only makeshift shelter.
While the government said it had no reports of significant damage to coastal areas, a number of homes were reported destroyed in Arica.
No structures were reported destroyed Friday as firefighters reported "excellent progress" in containing the blaze.
Buildings were reported destroyed on Broadway, New Street, Broad Street, Exchange Place, Beaver Street, Marketfield, Whitehall Street, and South William.
According to the Associated Press, at least two homes in the Smith County area were reported destroyed by the tornado; no injuries were immediately reported.
Up to 20 homes were reported destroyed, and firefighters rescued residents with minor injuries from four homes, said John Boudreaux, director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Assumption Parish.
At least 90% of the airport's facilities, including 20 passenger jets, were reported destroyed in the fighting, causing an estimated $2 billion in losses.
