Syria calm under fragile ceasefire

A fragile ceasefire brokered by the UN took hold in Syria today with regime forces apparently halting widespread attacks on the opposition but still defying demands by international envoy Kofi Annan to pull troops back to barracks.

If the truce holds, it would be the first time the regime has observed an internationally brokered ceasefire since Bashar Assad’s regime launched a brutal crackdown 13 months ago on mass protests calling for his removal from power.