SYRIA : COMPLETE PULLBACK ACCOMPLISHEDIn a letter to the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, Syria's military formally announced its full withdrawal from Lebanon.
"The Syrian Arab Republic wishes to formally notify you that all Syrian military and security forces deployed in Lebanon went home today to Syria after carrying out several deployments in recent years." said the statement, adding that,
"The Syrian government assures the Security Council that the prompt implementation by its troops of Resolution 1559 is based on Syria's commitment to respecting the UN charter and its resolutions."
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Il Romanaccio at 12:45 PM