Syria said it would redeploy troops as calls mount for an end to its occupation of Lebanon. Israel long has called on Syria to end its occupation of Lebanon, and Lebanese opposition figures and world leaders have increased such calls since the assassination earlier this month of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, which Lebanese opposition figures blame on Syria.
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