Syria Accepts Muslim Holiday Cease-Fire as Violence Rages
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The Syrian army will recognize a cease-fire for the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday proposed by the United Nations and reserves the right to respond to rebel attacks, state television announced.
The cease-fire, proposed by UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, will end on Oct. 29, the state broadcaster said today. The announcement came as clashes raged near Damascus, the capital, and in Aleppo, Daraa and Deir Ezzor, claiming the lives of 25 people, according to Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Arabyia television, citing activists, said the death toll rose to 46.