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[B]The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria says the Syrian government has agreed to abide by a ceasefire during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.[/B]
[B]Lakhdar Brahimi said he had been given the news following a visit to Damascus.[/B]
The [B]Syrian opposition has told him that any ceasefire observed by government forces will be reciprocated.[/B]
Mr Brahimi has said he wants a truce over Eid al-Adha, which starts on Friday and lasts four days, [B]to "allow a political process to develop".[/B]
[B]Eid al-Adha, the Festival of the Sacrifice, is celebrated by Muslims to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as proof of obedience to God.[/B]
Mr Brahimi revealed that Damascus had given its backing to his peace initiative after he held talks in Cairo on Wednesday morning with the Arab League's Secretary General, Nabil al-Arabi.
[B]"After the visit I made to Damascus, there is agreement from the Syrian government for a ceasefire during the Eid,"[/B] he told a news conference.
Mr Brahimi did not give a precise time period for the truce, but said the government would announce its agreement on Wednesday or Thursday.
"Other factions in Syria that we were able to contact - heads of fighting groups - most of them also agree on the principle of the ceasefire."
[B]"If this modest agreement is successful we hope to build on it, so that we can talk a longer and more solid ceasefire. [/B]This ceasefire should be part of the political operation," the Algerian diplomat added.
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doubt they'll stick to this. they killed people while 'fasting' in ramadan i dont see what'll stop them at this point
bullshit, they'll attack and then blame it on extremist militants like these shitheads always do
i doubt both sides will hold up the ceasefire tbh
This is gonna become another Tet ceasefire.
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