Syria Rejects Call to Withdraw Troops from Lebanon
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Syria on Tuesday ruled out a quick withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, saying a United Nations resolution calling on it to do so was illegal.
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Lebanon's government rejected a U.N. cease-fire plan backed by President Bush on Monday, demanding Israel immediately withdraw even before a peacekeeping force arrives and promising to send 15,000 troops to take control of the Hezbollah stronghold along the border.
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Lebanon and Syria have announced that Damascus will pull back more of its troops from key positions inside Lebanon. A Lebanese Army statement Saturday said the move was a joint decision by both countries.
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Syria has withdrawn some of its troops from three key positions in Lebanon, according to Lebanese officials. They say Syrian soldiers have left the northern town of Batrun, as well as Beirut&#39;s southern suburbs and airport.
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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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Lebanon said on Sunday that a U.N. report saying Syria had failed to meet a Security Council demand to withdraw its troops from its tiny neighbor was exaggerated.
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The United States and France introduced a Security Council resolution Wednesday demanding that 20,000 Syrian troops "withdraw without delay" from Lebanon and that Syria stop meddling in the country's November elections. It threatens to consider unspecified "additional measures" against Syria to ensure compliance.
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Syria has not withdrawn troops from neighbouring Lebanon, as demanded by a Security Council resolution, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says.
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Syria and Lebanon rejected any outside role in shaping their relations Sunday, a day after a top State Department official said Damascus should pull its troops from its small neighbor.
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France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace ...Comment
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Arab foreign ministers faced the divisive issue of Syria&#39;s role in Lebanon when they met here Tuesday, a day after Gulf states and Jordan endorsed a UN call for Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.
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UNITED NATIONS : The UN Security Council called unanimously for Syria to pull its troops out of neighbouring Lebanon, a demand that the Syrians quickly rejected.
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The United States and France are drafting a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syria to stay out of Lebanon&#39;s upcoming presidential election.
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Syria on Wednesday suspended diplomatic cooperation with France aimed at ending the political crisis in Lebanon -- a move that mirrored earlier similar action by Paris.
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Syria denied on Sunday that its President Bashar al-Assad had given his backing to any Turkish military strike against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, as tensions mounted on the Iraqi-Turkish border.
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The UN Security Council urged Syria on Tuesday to withdraw its remaining 14,000 troops from Lebanon and called for reports from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan every six months on its compliance.
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Syria has dismissed an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to meet with President Bashar al-Assad under &quot;certain conditions&quot; as falling short of a proposal from Damascus.