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April 12, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/04/12/uneasy-quiet-descends-on-syria-new-calls-for-protests/

Uneasy Quiet Descends on Syria; New Calls for Protests

(VOA News) The opposition Syrian National Council Thursday called for demonstrations to test the resolve of the government to abide by a UN-brokered cease-fire, just hours after an uneasy calm appeared to take hold across the country. Council spokesman Fawaz Zakri said: "If the Syrian regime indeed stops the killings and abides by the cease-fire, then we think, we are sure, that the demonstrations will come back more powerfully and will cover very nearly all of Syria." White House spokesman Jay Carney cautioned that President Assad's regime has reneged on promises to stop the violence in the past.

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