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Kofi Annan is encouraged by the ceasefire in Syria but says the Assad regime still hasn’t implemented key elements of the UN peace plan.(UNPhoto/Reuters/SANA)

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice says the Syrian government is trying to impose new provisions to Kofi Annan’s peace plan, while it continues attacks on opposition groups. (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)

Kofi Annan says Syria has agreed to implement key elements of a UN peace plan in the next 10 days, a move cautiously welcomed by U.S. officials, who warned against further attacks on opposition groups.(UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)

UN-backed investigators are looking into recent reports that high level Syrian military officials are beginning to defect from President Bashar Al Assad’s security forces. (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)

After eight months of deadlock, the UN Security Council finally agreed to a statement urging President Bashar Al Assad and opposition groups to cooperate with Kofi Annan’s efforts to mediate the Syrian crisis. (UN Photo/Fabrice Arlot)

The UN is sending a team of experts to Damascus Sunday to continue talks with Syrian authorities on the proposals put forward last weekend by special envoy Kofi Annan. (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov traded jabs Monday over the conditions of a proposed ceasefire in Syria. (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)

A prominent Syrian opposition group Friday publicly rejected UN special envoy Kofi Annan’s call for negotiations, as the former Secretary General prepares to meet with officials in Damascus this weekend. (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras)

Russia accused Libya on Wednesday of training Syrian opposition fighters responsible for attacks against the Assad regime. (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras)