Eid Al-Adha Cease-Fire

This ill-fated cease-fire was arranged by peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi for the Eid Al-Adha holiday in late October 2012. Originally agreed to by the Syrian government and the Free Syrian Army's leadership on the 24th, and the 25th, it was implemented on Friday the 26th. The agreement was openly rejected by many rebel brigades and groups, and was allegedly violated intensively by both sides, starting within hours of its announcement.

The following are some of the violent incidents that occurred during the cease-fire.
 * Idilb fighting
 * Xinhua reported: "The first violation took place in the northern province of Idlib. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, violent clashes were taking place in the surrounding of Wadi al-Dayf encampment, east of Ma'arat al-N'uman town, between government forces, rebel fighters, and fighters from the al-Qaida- linked group al-Nusra front."


 * A major rebel offensive in Aleppo
 * Mortar attack on Al-Mazreh Airport, Damascus
 * Damascus Car Bombing, Oct. 26
 * Government shelling and aerial bombardment of rebel forces and the cities they hid in
 * Another car bombing in Damascus, Oct. 28(?) or 29
 * Reuters

"State media said "armed terrorist groups" had broken the truce over the four days in the cities of Aleppo, Homs and Deir al-Zor and had detonated two car bombs in the capital on Monday. One killed 10 people, including women and children, near a bakery in Jaramana, a district controlled by forces loyal to Assad. The other was in Hajar al-Aswad, a neighborhood where rebels are based."

The following events also occurred in the days just prior to the cease-fire:
 * Oct. 23: Douma Massacre (late October)
 * Oct. 23: []

And slightly before that, considering the car bombing of the 26th, there might be value in considering the one from the previous Friday,in Lebanon. This targeted an anti-Syrian Sunni politician and sparking a crisis unseen since the 2005 slaying of Rafik Hariri.
 * Assassination of Wissam Al-Hassan, Beirut, Oct. 19