Syrian warplanes conduct their first air raid since cease-fire went into effect, activists say

(Manu Brabo/ Associated Press ) - A Syrian man cooks near his sons in a refugee camp near Atma, Idlib province, Syria, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. A powerful car bomb exploded in Dama

By Associated Press, Published: October 27

BEIRUT — Activists say Syrian troops have shelled rebel-held areas and clashed with anti-government gunmen in several parts of the country Saturday despite an internationally mediated cease-fire.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees report shelling and shooting mostly in the northern province of Aleppo, the eastern region of Deir el-Zour, Daraa to the south and suburbs of the capital Damascus.

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Max Fisher OCT 26

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Saturday’s fighting comes a day after two car bombs and sporadic fighting left more than 100 people dead, the groups said.
Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy, had mediated a four-day cease-fire that began Friday to mark the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha.
The cease-fire looks unlikely to be a springboard for ending the 19-month conflict that has claimed more than 35,000 lives.
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