Hopes of an end to the war in Syria amidst a United Nations supported deadline for withdrawal of troops and weapons are dim. The agreement negotiated by UN and Arab League special envoy to the Syrian crisis Kofi Anan required Syrian troops to withdraw and stop the use of heavy weaponry by Tuesday, April 10. That deadline has passed with violence still ongoing, in which 11 people were reported killed Tuesday. Meanwhile, Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem insists that troops have been withdrawn and that “armed gangs” are responsible for the continued violence.
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