Syria reduces troop deployment in Beirut
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Syria began to redeploy its forces from the outskirts of Beirut yesterday in an apparent attempt to fend off growing international pressure to end its 28-year military control of Lebanon.
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Syria has 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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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reacted skeptically on Wednesday to a redeployment of Syrian troops in Lebanon, saying that the move did not mean any real change in Syrian policy.
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Syria on Wednesday opposed deployment of an international force along its border to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah, and Israel called the situation in Lebanon "explosive." A cease-fire was further shaken by artillery shells and explosions that killed three Lebanese soldiers and an Israeli.
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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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MARWAHEEN, Lebanon -- The Israeli army abandoned almost all of its positions in Lebanon early yesterday, a key step toward fulfilling a major condition of the truce that ended a month- long war against Hezbollah.
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In a marked change of tone, Secretary of State Colin Powell praised Syria on Wednesday for dismantling military camps in the hills near Beirut, Lebanon. He said Syria has offered to cooperate with allied forces in Iraq and its interim government.
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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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BEIRUT Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned, dissolved his cabinet and announced Wednesday that he would not try to form the next government, dropping out of the political scene while Syria&#39;s role in Lebanon is being challenged by the United Nations.
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WASHINGTON - The United States bluntly told Syria to stay out of the political crisis in Lebanon that came to a head on Wednesday with the resignation of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
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Syrian soldiers dismantled their camps in the hills above Beirut on Wednesday. The United States praised the move but said Syria must still end its political dominance of Lebanon.
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Some 300 Syrian troops in a convoy of trucks and armored vehicles crossed the Lebanese border into Syria early Thursday as part of the ongoing redeployment that started on Tuesday.
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Syria, under intense U.N. pressure to  quit Lebanon, pulled out its security forces from three key  positions in Beirut and north Lebanon on Saturday and  redeployed them in eastern Lebanon.
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Syria's president said in remarks released Sunday that he has increased the number of troops on the border with Lebanon, a move apparently aimed to appease international demands to bolster security following the Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Lebanon is becoming a shelter for al-Qaida-linked militants fleeing across the Syrian border after a crackdown by authorities there, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview published Monday.
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United Nations, Oct 2 (PTI) Syria has failed to pull out troops from Lebanon despite a demand by UN Security Council while Lebanon has not met the requirement that it disarm all militias, including Hizbollah guerrillas, according to a new United Nations
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CHTAURA, Lebanon  - Several Syrian military units  withdrew from Lebanon early on Thursday, witnesses said, part  of a larger Syrian redeployment seen as a bid to ease U.S.  pressure over Syria's grip on its neighbor.