Syrians military personnel returning from Lebanon gesture as they are greeted by Syrians at the Syrian-Lebanese border of Jdaydet Yabous. Syrians military personnel returning from Lebanon gesture as they are greeted by Syrians at the Syrian-Lebanese border of Jdaydet Yabous, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Damascus, March 13, 2005. A U.N. envoy said on Saturday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to withdraw all his troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon in line with a U.N. resolution and was providing details of the timetable. REUTERS/ Khaled al-Hariri