Syria Begins Moving Troops Out of Beirut
From Times Wire Reports
Syria began redeploying troops from the mainly Christian neighborhoods of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital.
Hours after the Lebanese army announced the redeployment, a TV news cameraman reported seeing army trucks loaded with troops and supplies heading east.
Syria, which moved in as a peacekeeping force during Lebanon’s 1975-90 civil war, has about 30,000 troops in the nation. Many Christians, chafing at Damascus’ domination of Lebanese politics, have been campaigning for Syria’s withdrawal.
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