As Syria cease-fire looms, so do the doubts

Rebels as well as the government insist the other side not use the truce during the Eid al-Adha holiday to rearm. Few expect the four days to be violence-free.

BEIRUT — The Syrian military said Thursday that its forces would observe a temporary holiday cease-fire starting today, signaling a potential new phase in international efforts to halt a conflict that has caused vast destruction and loss of life and threatened to destabilize the Middle East.

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