Redeploying Syrian troops in Lebanon is a crucial starting point
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The current Syrian withdrawal of some of its troops from Lebanon has sparked a lively debate about the real causes and possible consequences of the move.
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Syria, under growing international pressure to end its long-time military presence in Lebanon, began pulling back more than 1,000 of its 20,000 troops today.
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The Lebanese army is preparing to launch a final assault against al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, political and security sources said on Wednesday.
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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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About 300 Syrian soldiers in a convoy of trucks and armored vehicles crossed the Lebanese border into Syria early Thursday as part of a partial troop withdrawal that began two days ago, Lebanese security officials said.
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The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in 40 years.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the UN force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155 mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles, and an array of armored personnel carriers. The other is a contingent ...
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Syria has withdrawn some of its troops from three key positions in Lebanon, according to Lebanese officials.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 began dismantling a number of small army posts and pulling back hundreds of troops from positions near Beirut on Tuesday amid international pressure to end its long-standing military presence in Lebanon.
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A convoy of Syrian troops leaves Lebanon, as part of a "major redeployment" by Damascus of its forces there.
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About 300 Syrian soldiers in a convoy of trucks and armored vehicles crossed the Lebanese border into Syria early Thursday, Lebanese security officials said.
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The beefed-up peacekeeping force in Lebanon began to take shape Saturday as 1,000 Italian soldiers started moving in, the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to help safeguard a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Lebanese troops prepared to deploy in   south Lebanon on Thursday to take control of Hizbollah   strongholds with U.N. peacekeepers as Israeli forces gradually   withdraw after a 34-day war with the guerrillas.
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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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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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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, May 25 -- U.S. military aid began arriving in Lebanon on Friday, Lebanese officials said, in order to resupply government troops battling a militant group in northern Lebanon whose leader claims links to al-Qaeda.
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Syria, under intense 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.