Is the Syrian uprising about to come full circle? The Syrian opposition since Assad's government forces opened fire on unarmed protesters last year have demanded one thing, that Bashar al-Assad steps down. Assad on the other hand has since blamed Zionists, al-Qaeda, armed gangs and terrorists and has demanded a ceasefire from the rebel quarters. The rebels worry that in doing so, Assad will resort to old tricks. Using the ceasefire as a government propagandist victory and a smoke screen for secretly rounding up those that took part in the protests.
This dead lock in guarantees hadn't changed when only 500 Syrians had been killed, now up to 30-35,000 have been killed, the only side keen for a truce would be that of the government. However, a new element has been introduced into the conflict. External fighting born in Syria threatens both Turkey and Lebanon.
"Mr Brahimi, who represents the UN and the Arab League, is in Damascus to press both the government and the rebels to observe a truce over the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
On Friday, he met with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and opposition leaders."
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