Reverse domino effect

Syria to redeploy troops to eastern Lebanon

Mr Mualem said faster troop withdrawals depended on moves to strengthen Lebanese security forces to fill the vacuum.

"Syria sees that speeding up the pace of the withdrawals requires that the Lebanese army and internal security be enabled to fill the gap that might occur in a way that does not infringe on the security of Lebanon and Syria," he said, reading a statement.

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