Sunday, April 15, 2012

Syria's Ceasefire Unraveling



Syria Ceasefire Imperiled As Government Vows Crackdown -- Swiss Info

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's ceasefire increasingly was under threat on Sunday as the government vowed a crackdown on a wave of "terrorist attacks" and its forces shelled Homs on the day the first U.N. peace monitors were due to enter the country.

An initial team of U.N. ceasefire monitors was due to arrive on Sunday evening and will be deployed on Monday in an effort to keep the peace plan on track, the spokesman for international mediator Kofi Annan said.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Overview -- The Guardian
Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News

Syria ceasefire imperiled as government vows crackdown
-- Euronews/Reuters
Syrian Forces Attack Homs Ahead of UN Team Arrival -- Voice of America
Homs under attack ahead of UN observers -- The Age
Syrian city shelled, UN truce observers to arrive -- Boston Herald/AP
Syrian Forces Clash With Rebels -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Syria: both sides accuse each other of ceasefire breaches -- Euronews

Homs pounded ahead of the observers arrival in Syria -- Al Bawaba
UN monitors head to Syria as fighting rages -- Al Jazeera
Syrian forces pound Homs as first UN monitors set to arrive -- The Guardian
Syrian Violence Continues as U.N. Team Prepares Arrival -- New York Times
Syria says must be involved in monitors' "steps on the ground" -- Reuters
U.N. observers set to arrive in Syria on Sunday -- L.A. Times
UN team in Syria despite strikes -- The Australian/AFP

Brutal devastation in Assad's streets of shame
-- Brisbane Times
Beyond monitors, world deeply divided on Syria -- Reuters
Regime change a must in Syria -- The Australian, editorial

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