d north Lebanon and left for Syria, a senior Lebanese army official said late Saturday. “Syrian troops pulled back to Syria today after vacating three security and intelligence centers at Beirut airport, in the southern suburbs and the Batroun region,” the official told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. A member of the Lebanese Cabinet, Wiam Wahhab, confirmed the partial withdrawal in a statement carried by a state news agency, saying it was “part of constant coordination” between Lebanon and Syria and that when “there is no need for the presence (of Syrian troops) in a specific area, a withdrawal takes places in a normal way.”Full Story