U.S. moves to reduce diplomatic presence in Syria
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The United States moved on Thursday   to reduce its diplomatic presence in Syria following this   week's attack on its embassy in Damascus by offering free   flights out of the country to non-essential diplomats and   family members on a voluntary basis.
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Damascus has accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N. resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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Syria has agreed to tighten security along its borders with Iraq to block rebels from crossing into its neighbor country, a US Embassy official said Thursday.
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Syria said on Wednesday it was suspending diplomatic cooperation with France on ending the political crisis in Lebanon, after similar action by Paris.
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Lebanon said on Tuesday Syria would  redeploy some 3,000 troops from the outskirts of Beirut east  toward the Syrian-Lebanon border, in an apparent bid to ease  U.S.-led pressure over its influence on Lebanon.
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Syria, under growing international pressure to end its longtime military presence in Lebanon, began pulling back more than 1,000 of its 20,000 troops on Tuesday, a senior Lebanese military official said.
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The Bush administration hopes to prod Syria to crack down on Iraqis there who are providing support to insurgents in Iraq.
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Syria said on Wednesday it was  suspending diplomatic cooperation with France on ending the  political crisis in Lebanon, after similar action by Paris.
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Syria&#39;s decision to pull back some of its forces from hills near Beirut, an apparent attempt to deflect international pressure to get its army out of Lebanon altogether, was met with caution, skepticism and concern that the move may not end Damascus
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The Bush administration is  considering tightening U.S. economic sanctions on Syria to put  pressure on Damascus to pull its troops out of Lebanon and  crack down on terrorism, administration officials said on  Friday.
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - The U.S. military  dropped spy charges on Wednesday against a Syrian-American  airman who worked as a translator at the detention center at  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the latest in a series of embarrassing  legal setbacks for the government.
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President Bush and his top Cabinet secretaries are scaling back their personal diplomacy around the world to focus more intently on Iraq and the rest of the Middle East as the administration concentrates its energy on top priorities for the president's last 18 months in office.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- Syria began dismantling a number of small army posts and pulling back hundreds of troops from positions near Beirut yesterday amid international pressure to end its long-standing military presence in Lebanon.
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US envoy William Burns travels to Syria to warn Damascus over its troops in Lebanon and alleged links with militants.
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The United States on Tuesday  recalled its ambassador to Syria for urgent consultations to  show its anger at Syrian dominance of Lebanon following the  killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
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Damascus has accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, accusing Washington of bringing undue pressure to force a UN resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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The United States on Tuesday  recalled its ambassador in Syria for urgent consultations to  show its anger at Syria's dominance of Lebanon after the  killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.