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Ahead of the four-day Eid al-Adha period, Assad agreed to suspend military operations. Russia's Foreign Ministry welcomed the move. Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich called it an important step toward halting violence altogether.
At the same time, he condemned the Al Qaeda-affiliated group Jabhat al-Nasra's refusal to go along. They're responsible for numerous bloody attacks.
Iran also expressed appreciation for Assad's good intentions. Its Foreign Ministry said it's ready to help reach a solution to the conflict. Doing so, of course, is very much in Tehran's interest.
If Damascus falls, the Islamic Republic loses its most important regional ally. It makes war on Iran more likely.
It didn't take long for Western-backed mercenaries to launch attacks. Ceasefire isn't in their vocabulary. On October 26, the London Guardian headlined "Syria car bomb breaks Eid al-Adha ceasefire," saying:
Late Friday, a car bomb exploded near a Damascus mosque. Militants use them often. "This bomb hit Daff al-Shouk square, where families were celebrating Eid, on the southern outskirts of the capital."
So-called Local Coordinating Committees reported numerous other breaches and dozens of deaths.
On October 26, Global Reseach headlined "Syria: US-NATO Sponsored Rebels break Cease Fire," saying:
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