He insists on a total Syrian withdrawal before the political terms of the accord are carried out.

At any rate, in 2005, his assassination led to mass protests for Syrian withdrawal of troops from Lebanon.

He was one of the first to demand the Syrian withdrawal.

The agreement was conditional on Syrian withdrawal, which did not occur until April 2005.

But nothing in the agreement speaks explicitly about Syrian withdrawal.

'It is not appropriate to insist upon an immediate Syrian withdrawal,' he said.

We must admit that a Syrian withdrawal could provoke many dangers for which no one would want to take responsibility.

They will also be responsible for setting a timetable for Syrian withdrawal.

The Lebanese political system can handle the Syrian withdrawal if all its factions find common grounds.

There were two other reasons for the Syrian withdrawal.