Lakhdar Brahimi: "If this initiative works, we hope to build on it and aim for a lasting and solid ceasefire" Syria's government and most opposition groups have agreed to a ceasefire during this weekend's Eid al-Adha holiday, the UN's peace envoy has said. Lakhdar Brahimi said he hoped to use the lull in fighting to "discuss a longer and more effective ceasefire".
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