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Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon to be completed by Sunday

(24 Apr 2005) SHOTLIST Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley 1. Syrian trucks and troops gathering outside their post 2. Troops standing on truck 3. Various truck leaving towing gun 4. Various of trucks loaded with tanks driving on the highway Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley Night shots 5. Convoy of trucks on the highway 6. Trucks leaving the outpost 7. Trucks on the highway 8. Trucks on road seen through windscreen Masnaa checkpoint (on border with Syria) Night shots 9. Various of trucks crossing the border STORYLINE The last Syrian troops were due to leave Lebanon on Sunday after 29 years, as Damascus yielded to fierce international and domestic pressure following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. On Saturday a military officer told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the withdrawal would be complete by Sunday. The news came as the largest number of Syrian troops to leave Lebanon in one batch vacated at least 10 positions in the northern part of the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon on Saturday night. Under pouring rain, dozens of trucks carrying hundreds of soldiers and at least 150 armoured vehicles towing cannons and rocket launchers were seen heading to the Lebanese-Syrian Masnaa border point. Syria began withdrawing its troops from Lebanon last month in the wake of Hariri's killing in February. The assassination, for which the Lebanese opposition blamed the Lebanese government and its Syrian backers, threw the nation into political turmoil, driving out the pro-Syrian government and forcing Syria to begin withdrawing its troops. Syria and Lebanese authorities have denied involvement in the killing. Last week, Lebanese and Syrian officials said the remaining 1,000 troops would be gone by April 26. The force stood at 14,000 troops in February, indicating the swiftness of the pullout. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...