(VOVworld)- The UN Security Council has passed a resolution authorizing the deployment of a group of 30 monitors to Syria to observe the ceasefire there. According to the newly approved resolution 2042, a team of up to 30 observers will travel to Damascus in the next few hours.  

UNSC approves observer mission in Syria

The resolution also urged the Syrian government to implement visibly all commitments under special envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan, including withdrawing all troops and heavy guns from Syrian cities. It also called on President Assad and the opposition to guarantee the safety of the advance team, its freedom of movement and access.

In another development, Syrian refugees in Turkey have voiced their strong opposition to news reports on violence and possible violation of the ceasefire agreement in Syria. Syrian refugees in Turkey’s province of Hatay said that they are doubtful about the ceasefire and worried of an imminent civil war. Syrian army on Saturday fired cannons at rebel areas in the city of Homs, 2 days after international envoy Kofi Annan’s peace deal came into force.