From: Inside Syria
Will a temporary truce work in Syria?
As Lakhdar Brahimi proposes to halt the violence, we ask if it will be difficult to put a short-term ceasefire in place.
21 Oct 2012
As Lakhdar Brahimi proposes to halt the violence, we ask if it will be difficult to put a short-term ceasefire in place.
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