Syrian troops burned documents and dismantled military posts in their final hours in Lebanon Sunday, before deploying toward the border and effectively ending 29 years of military presence in the country.

A few score Syrian troops will remain in Lebanon for a farewell ceremony Tuesday that the Lebanese Army plans to hold in a town close to the Syrian border.

In Damascus, the Syrian capital, a government official said: “Within the next few hours, all the troops will be out of Lebanon.” “What will be left are those who will take part in the official farewell” on Tuesday, the official said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Um, can't we get someone else to verify this?

H/T: Polipundit

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