The plan calls on government forces to withdraw to barracks. However, the FSA is poorly armed and no match for the heavy weapons and tanks of the regime forces, and is unlikely to force the issue after the deadline.
On Wednesday, UN observers confirmed the discovery of 13 shooting victims near the city of Deir el-Zour. Saadeddine said in a video published online that the government must “implement an immediate ceasefire, withdraw its troops, tanks and artillery from Syrian cities and villages”.
However, speaking after a closed meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, the US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, said a further escalation of the conflict in Syria is the likeliest scenario now, with it also spreading to other countries in the region.
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