Syria Government 'To Give Eid al-Adha Ceasefire Decision' -- BBC News
Syria's government is expected to give its reaction to a ceasefire proposed for this weekend's Eid al-Adha holiday by UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.
Mr Brahimi announced on Wednesday that the Syrian government and most opposition groups would back the truce.
But the Syrian foreign ministry said it was still studying the plan.
Heavy fighting is reported to be continuing within Syria, where an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's government began in March 2011.
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