A series of clashes across Syria has
disrupted a four-day ceasefire agreed to coincide with an Islamic holiday.
Violence appeared to die down as the ceasefire began at 06:00 (04:00
GMT).
But activists reported fighting in several cities, and later the army said it
had implemented the truce but had responded to rebel "violations".
The capital Damascus was also hit by a car bomb, with unconfirmed claims by
activists that there were a large number of casualties.
The truce was proposed by UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who hopes it will lead to
a peace process.
Previous attempts at ceasefires in Syria have collapsed...
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