BBC News | Syria government 'agrees to Eid al-Adha ceasefire' BBC News 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". Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepts holiday ceasefire, envoy says Syrian regime 'agrees to ceasefire for Islamic holiday' Brahimi unsure whether Syria ceasefire would hold |

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