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Friday, October 26, 2012

Syria accepts ceasefire managed by the UN

The Syrian army on Thursday announced a ceasefire from Friday until Monday morning to mark the Muslim holy festival of the sacrifice, or Eid al Adha, but said it reserves the right to respond to any rebel attack or reinforce their forces. army "reserves the right to respond if armed terrorist groups continue to fire on civilians and government forces, and attacking public and private property, or using car bombs and explosives," he said in a statement released to the press. text warns that government troops may use their weapons if the rebels "reinforce their positions or send fighters and ammunition", and also "if neighboring countries pose terrorists across its borders". The truce was negotiated on the basis of a proposal by the emissary Lakhdar Brahimi UN, and if you get to see, would be the first ceasefire to be respected from the beginning of the conflict in March 2011. Most rebel groups supported the truce, although one of them, the Islamist Al Frente Nusra said beforehand that not respected. 

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