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Four ex-Lebanese army generals perceived to harbor pro-Syrian sympathies were detained for four years, without charge, on the testimonies of witnesses subsequently discredited by Bellemare.

Patrick Galey: History Provides Comfort for Beleaguered UN Court Patrick Galey 2010

Four ex-Lebanese army generals perceived to harbor pro-Syrian sympathies were detained for four years, without charge, on the testimonies of witnesses subsequently discredited by Bellemare.

Patrick Galey: History Provides Comfort for Beleaguered UN Court Patrick Galey 2010

The pro-Syrian and Iranian coalition in Lebanon is not likely to change its hatred of the west, but Sa'ad Hariri and his allies are greatly encouraged by the unfolding situation.

Dr. Josef Olmert: Sunnis and Shiites -- Iran Has a Problem Dr. Josef Olmert 2011

Four ex-Lebanese army generals perceived to harbor pro-Syrian sympathies were detained for four years, without charge, on the testimonies of witnesses subsequently discredited by Bellemare.

Patrick Galey: History Provides Comfort for Beleaguered UN Court Patrick Galey 2010

Lebanon, which also sits on the council, is in the awkward position of having a pro-Syrian government in power and would be unlikely to vote for any resolution condemning the crackdown.

UN Security Council Again Considers Syria Resolution 2011

The warrants were served against individuals named in a lawsuit filed in a Syrian court by former Lebanese Army General Jamil al-Sayyed, one of four pro-Syrian officers jailed for nearly four years in connection with Hariri's 2005 murder.

UN Chief Gives Strong Backing to Hariri Probe 2010

But the pro-Syrian daily Assafir blamed MTV for making hay by referring to "Hezbollah's state within a state."

Magda Abu-Fadil: Lebanon's MTV News Defies Critics, Rolls With the Punches Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Some analysts argue that a pro-Syrian government also poses a risk for Lebanon as the Syrian government is being condemned and sanctioned internationally for its heavy-handed crackdowns on the opposition.

Hezbollah Leads Lebanese Cabinet Farnaz Fassihi 2011

Diplomats said the U.N. chief appeared to be directing his comments at Lebanon's pro-Syrian Hezbollah militia group, which has denounced the U.N. inquiry, and at neighboring Syria, which has been increasingly critical of it.

UN Chief Gives Strong Backing to Hariri Probe 2010

But Lebanon's pro-Syrian opposition factions suspected the army's real motives were different, as reports emerged that the deployment was restricting the movement of refugees, aid, fighters and the wounded, across the border.

Syrian Conflict Spills to Neighbors Nour Malas 2012