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| Feb.15 |
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US warns Syria over Lebanon role Rice has warned Syria against interfering in Lebanon, following the killing of former Prime Minister by a car bomb
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| Feb.16 |
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Iran to aid Syria against threats Iran has vowed to back Syria against 'challenges and threat' as both countries face US pressure
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| Feb.24 |
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Syria 'to shift Lebanon troops'
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| Feb.26 |
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Israel blames Syria for bombing
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Syria denies Israel attack role
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| Feb.27 |
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Syria 'gave up' brother of Saddam Sab'awi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti, #36 on the U.S. list of the 55 most-wanted, was Saddam's personal adviser
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| Feb.28 |
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Lebanon's pro-Syrian PM resigns The government abruptly resigned during a stormy parliamentary debate, prompting a roar from protesters
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Lebanese turn protests on Syria |
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| Mar.1 |
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Rice turns up the heat on Syria
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| Mar.2 |
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Russia backs Syria pullout demand |
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| Mar.3 |
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Saudis to Assad: Get army out soon |
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| Mar.4 |
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UK warns Syria of 'pariah' status
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Syria 'announcing troop pullback' |
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Bush: Syria get out of Lebanon U.S. President has rejected any partial withdrawal of Syrian troops, saying he wants 'complete withdrawal'
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| Mar.5 |
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Assad: Syria to redeploy Lebanon troops President Bashar al-Assad has announced the redeployment of the forces to the eastern Bekaa Valley
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Lebanese troops circle Syria's offices
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U.S. slams Syria pullback plan
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| Mar.6 |
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Lebanese, Syrians to discuss pullback
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| Mar.7 |
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Syria, Lebanon agree to troop pullback President Assad and President Lahoud have announced the pullback to Bekaa Valley by end of March
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US demands 'action' from Syrians
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| Mar.8 |
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Massive turnout at pro-Syria rally
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Syria 'starts Lebanon pull-back' |
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| Mar.11 |
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Syrian troops quit north Lebanon Opposition repeats refusal to join pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami unity government
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| Mar.12 |
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Syria 'committed to full withdrawal' U.N. envoy: President Bashar Assad pledges to 'pull all troops and agents' from Lebanon
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| Mar.13 |
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Syria troops 'to stay until April' |
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| Mar.15 |
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Syria intel pulling out of Beirut
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| Mar.23 |
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Syrian troops to leave Lebanon soon |
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| Mar.24 |
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U.N. report points finger at Syria A fact-finding team investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri has blamed Syria for the political tension
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| Apr.13 |
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Pro-Syrian prime minister resigns |
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| Apr.26 |
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Last Syrian soldiers left Lebanon| Syria is surrendering to demands and ending its 29-year military presence in its smaller neighbor | |
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UN examines Syria pullout claims |
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| Apr.28 |
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Putin defends aid to Syria, Iran
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| May.7 |
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Anti-Syrian exile back in Lebanon Michel Aoun, a former Lebanese Army general, made a triumphant return after nearly 14 years of exile
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| May.23 |
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Full Syrian withdrawal questioned |
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| May.24 |
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Syria halts cooperation with U.S. |
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| Jun.6 |
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Assad: Media, tech crushing Arabs |
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| Jun.9 |
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U.S. freezes assets of Syrian firm |
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| Jun.10 |
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Bush: Syria must not interfere in Lebanon |
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| Aug.25 |
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U.N.: Syria hindering Hariri probe |
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Hariri probe to seek Syrian help |
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| Sep.10 |
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Iraq closes parts of Syrian border
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| Sep.20 |
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U.N. quizzes Syrians in Hariri probe A U.N. investigator traveled to Damascus to begin questioning over the assassination of a top Lebanese politician
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| Oct.12 |
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Minister commits suicide Interior minister Ghazi Kanaan' was head of the military intelligence in Lebanon for nearly 20 years
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Syria probes minister's 'suicide' |
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| Oct.20 |
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing| The investigators have found 'converging evidence' of Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the killing of ex-Prime Minister | |
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| Oct.21 |
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Governments deny UN murder claims The Syrian and Lebanese governments have denied any involvement in the assassination of Rafik Hariri
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Bush: Hariri report 'deeply disturbing' President urged the UN to address the findings of its report implicating Syria in the assassination
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| Oct.22 |
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Syria disputes U.N. Hariri report
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| Oct.25 |
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Security Council debates Hariri report
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Draft demands Syrian cooperation A draft U.S.-French resolution says Syria 'must detain' officials suspected of involvement in the Hariri assassination
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| Oct.26 |
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Russia opposes UN action on Syria
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| Oct.31 |
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Syria faces vote of censure
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U.N. vote demands Syria cooperation| The Security Council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution demanding Syria cooperate with the investigation | |
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Syria denies hindering UN inquiry
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| Nov.1 |
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UN probe 'can quiz key Syrians'
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| Nov.10 |
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US tells Syria to drop conditions
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Assad lashes out at Western criticism
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| Nov.25 |
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Syria agrees to U.N. questioning Syria agreed to allow investigators to question its officials over Hariri's assassination in Vienna
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| Nov.28 |
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Witness: Hariri's son made him lie
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| Dec.3 |
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20 bodies found in grave The remains have been found in a grave near the former headquarters of the Syrian army intelligence
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| Dec.9 |
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Hamas to end truce with Israel
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| Dec.11 |
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New Hariri report 'blames Syria'| UN Secretary General has received the second report into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister | |
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| Dec.12 |
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Syria faces more Lebanon pressure
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| Dec.13 |
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UN debates latest Hariri report
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Hariri findings 'delayed by Syria'
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| Dec.30 |
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Ex-VP: Assad threatened Lebanese PM| Former Syrian Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam said that Rafik Hariri was threatened by Syria | |
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| Dec.31 |
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MPs demand exile's trial
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