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Syria pulls tanks from streets of restive city Leave a comment Published: December 27, 2011 BEIRUT (AP) - After days of punishing assaults, Syria 's army began withdrawing tanks from the restive city of Homs on Tuesday just as a team of Arab League observers was on its way to the central city, according to activists and an Arab official.

An Arab League delegation is set to visit the besieged city of Homs on Tuesday as reports of bloodshed at the hands of the Syrian regime continue to escalate. The team of observers are visiting Syria this week to assess whether the government is upholding a commitment to end a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters.