Civil War In Syria -- News Updates April 13, 2012

World Holds Its Breath As Fragile Syrian Ceasefire Hangs By A Thread, As Thousands Of Protesters Flood The Streets After Friday Prayers -- Wall Street Journal

* Thousands of Syrians pour into streets to protest president Assad's regime
* Pockets of fighting reported near Turkey-Syria border but UN says truce generally being upheld
* UN observation team standing ready to enter Syria to monitor the situation

The fragile Syrian ceasefire hung by a thread today as thousands of Syrians poured into the streets in the first major test of the UN-brokered truce.

Nervous world leaders held their breaths as they waited to see if the violence moratorium, which began at 6am yesterday morning, would hold.

Pockets of fighting were reported near the Turkey-Syria border but the UN said the amnesty was generally being 'relatively respected'.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
Syria: security forces confront protesters – live updates -- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Opposition: Syria breaks cease-fire -- UPI
Army kills three on second day of Syria truce -- Reuters
Syrian Clashes, Protests Erupt as Cease-fire Frays -- Voice of America
Syrians take to the streets amid a fragile cease-fire -- CNN
A tenuous truce holds, but Syria lacking full compliance with peace plan -- CNN
Syrian protesters test fragile truce -- AP
Protest call testing Syrian truce -- Press Association
Syrian activists call for mass demonstrations after Friday prayers to test ceasefire -- The Telegraph
Protests Follow Cease-Fire in Syria -- New York Times

U.N. poised to send cease-fire monitors to Syria, diplomats say -- L.A. Times
Advance UN observer team for Syria on standby -- AP
UN Security Council to vote on Syria observers on Friday -- Reuters

Fight against Assad just begun, Syrians in Turkey say -- Reuters
Syria: Turkey threatens to invoke Nato's self-defence article -- The Telegraph

Russia sends conflicting signals on Syria ships -- Reuters
Russian Warships to Patrol Syrian Coast -- RIA Novosti

Many Skeptical Syria Cease-Fire Will Hold -- Voice of America
President Bashar al-Assad won’t make same mistake as Colonel Gaddafi – so the West must act -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Will Annan's Syria peace plan succeed? -- Al Jazeera