Funeral held for 33 Syrian soldiers

Processions were held in the Syrian cities of Damascus, Lattakia and Allepo on Tuesday.

The security personnel were all targeted by armed gangs while on duty in different cities across the country, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.

Meanwhile on Tuesday, Syria’s foreign ministry announced that Damascus has begun implementing a UN-brokered cease-fire plan.

“We have already withdrawn forces and army units from several Syrian provinces,” said Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem.

The top Syrian diplomat reiterated that the United Nations cease-fire plan for the country must begin simultaneously with the deployment of international observers to the volatile state.

As part of a six-point peace initiative proposed by the joint UN and Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan, UN plans to deploy 200-250 unarmed observers. The plan also calls on Syrian armed forces to withdraw from protest centers on Tuesday, with a complete end to fighting set for 48 hours later. It also calls on armed groups to follow the government’s lead.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011 and many people, including security forces, have lost their lives in the violence.

The West and some factions of the Syrian opposition accuse the government of killing protesters. However, Damascus blames outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups for the unrest, stating that it is being orchestrated from abroad.

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