A unanimous UN Security Council put fresh pressure on Lebanon to disarm the Hizb Allah group, in line with a council resolution adopted 16 months ago. A council statement on Monday also urged Lebanon to conduct free and fair presidential elections without outside interference, and called on Syria to take measures to stem the flow of arms and people across its border into neighbouring Lebanon. Syria last year withdrew its troops from Lebanon, after years of politically dominating it, as required by the council's Resolution 1559, adopted in September 2004. But Lebanon has not yet ordered the Hizb Allah group to disarm, as the resolution also required, even after the group - backed by Syria and Iran - joined the Lebanese government upon winning seats in parliament in 2005 elections. And arms are still flowing to militias in Lebanon from Syria, Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General said last October.