The Syrian army carried out a minor redeployment in Lebanon Saturday, pulling out an intelligence unit from Beirut airport and leaving the northern province of Batroun, a Lebanese army officer told the Agence France Presse. According to him, Syrian intelligence offices were closed at the Beirut International Airport and in Batroun.
A Lebanese army command statement confirmed that "under the directives of Lebanese president Emile Lahoud and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad... a redeployment of Syrian (army) intelligence posts has been decided."
