BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's military will complete its withdrawal from eastern Lebanon in the next 48 hours and its security chiefs will go a day later, a senior security source said on Saturday, completing their pullout earlier than planned. The source said Rustum Ghazaleh, the Syrian intelligence chief in Lebanon, would be the last to leave after a farewell ceremony in the Bekaa Valley on Tuesday. The special military road that links the two countries will be closed behind him and the Lebanese Army will take over the Syrian intelligence headquarters in the town of Anjar.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Under pressure from the United Nations and opposition politicians, Lebanon's security chief said he was putting his fate in the hands of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.Friday's move was a step short of resignation and comes ahead of a U.N. authorized investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Jamil Sayyed, head of general security in Lebanon, said he was putting himself at the disposal of the prime minister, leaving it up to Mikati to decide his fate. The Associated Press reported that Ali Hajj, the country's top police commander, also has stepped aside and placed himself at Mikati's disposal. Hajj told AP he was taking the step "to facilitate the work of the international investigation commission until the end of its mission." He said it was up to the Cabinet to decide whether to reinstate him later.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States said it was disappointed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's delay in releasing a much-awaited report on Syria's pledge to withdraw troops from Lebanon.  "There was a decision to postpone the report by a week. We are disappointed by this delay. We don't see the need for delaying it," deputy State Department spokesman Adam Ereli told reporters. "We certainly look forward to an update from the secretary general on 1559 implementation," he said, referring to Resolution 1559, pushed by France and the United States and adopted by the Security Council last year calling on Syria to pull its forces out of its smaller neighbour. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Annan by telephone this week that "a timely publication of the report was desirable, was important," Ereli said.