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Syria rebels: Peace plan doomed

Syria on Sunday, April 8, demanded written guarantees insurgents will stop fighting before it pulls back troops under the terms of a U.N. peace plan, and a rebel leader said the initiative was doomed.

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Syria rebels: Peace plan doomed

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  1. Smoke rises from the Al Qusoor district of Homs April 8, 2012. Picture taken April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Waseem Al Qusoor/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  2. Smoke rises from the Al Qusoor district of Homs April 8, 2012. Picture taken April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Waseem Al Qusoor/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  3. Smoke rises from the Al Qusoor district of Homs April 8, 2012. Picture taken April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Waseem Al Qusoor/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  4. A view shows damaged buildings in the old city of Homs April 3, 2012. Picture taken April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Karam Abu Rabeh/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  5. A view shows damaged buildings in the old city of Homs April 3, 2012. Picture taken April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Karam Abu Rabeh/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  6. Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Kafranbel, near Idlib April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Raad Al Fares/Shaam News Network/Handout

  7. A YouTube video image shows Syrian forces deploying in Saqba on the outskirts of Damascus. AFP cannot independently verify this image. (AFP Photo/)

  8. A Free Syrian Army fighter stands guard during the funeral for four people killed in a raid by government forces in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, April 5, 2012. Syrian troops launched a fierce assault Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising began. The religious flag at right is unreadable.(AP Photo)

  9. A YouTube video image allegedly shows a vehicle burning after Syrian forces shelled the Qusur neighbourhood on April 5. AFP cannot independently verify this image. Syria has demanded guarantees armed groups will cease fire before withdrawing troops from protest hubs as agreed with special envoy Kofi Annan, even as a UN truce deadline loomed. (AFP Photo/)

  10. In this Friday, April 6, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters stand guard during fighting with Syrian troops in a suburb of Damascus, Syria. Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed dozens of people across the country on Saturday, activists said, as the U.S. posted online satellite images of troop deployments that cast further doubt on whether the regime intends to comply with an internationally sponsored peace plan. (AP Photo)

  11. Mourners carry bodies draped in the Syrian revolutionary flag during the funeral for four people killed in a raid by government forces in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, April 5, 2012. Syrian troops launched a fierce assault Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising began. The religious flag at right is unreadable.(AP Photo)

  12. This citizen journalist image obtained by the Associated Press on Friday, April 6, 2012, shows a mass burial of people allegedly killed in recent shelling in Taftanaz, Syria. (AP Photo) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

  13. In this Friday, April 6, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters try to spot a sniper during fighting with Syrian troops in a suburb of Damascus, Syria. Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed dozens of people across the country on Saturday, activists said, as the U.S. posted online satellite images of troop deployments that cast further doubt on whether the regime intends to comply with an internationally sponsored peace plan. (AP Photo)

  14. Mourners walk past open graves at a cemetery during the funeral for four people killed in a raid by government forces in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, April 5, 2012. Syrian troops launched a fierce assault Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising began.(AP Photo)

  15. Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Kafranbel, near Idlib April 3, 2012. Picture taken April 3. REUTERS/Raad Al Fares/Shaam News Network/Handout

  16. A boy sits on a man's shoulders during a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Kafranbel, near Idlib April 3, 2012. Picture taken April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Raad Al Fares/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

  17. A view shows damaged buildings in the old city of Homs March 27, 2012. REUTERS/Zaman Al Wasel/Handout

  18. Syrians wave revolutionary flags and chant slogans at a night protest against President Bashar Assad in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 2, 2012. (AP Photo)

  19. This image made from amateur video and released by Shaam News Network Wednesday, April 4, 2012, purports to show black smoke from shelling billowing into the sky air in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian troops launched a fierce assault on a Damascus suburb Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising began. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT

  20. In this Sunday, April 1, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters are seen in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. Government and opposition forces clashed across Syria Monday as international envoy Kofi Annan prepared to brief the U.N. Security Council on the progress of his mission to ease the Syrian crisis. (AP Photo)

  21. In this Sunday, April 1, 2012 photo, Syrians chant slogans against President Bashar Assad upon the arrival of the Free Syrian Army in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. Government and opposition forces clashed across Syria Monday as international envoy Kofi Annan prepared to brief the U.N. Security Council on the progress of his mission to ease the Syrian crisis. (AP Photo)

  22. Demonstrators gather during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, after Friday prayers in Yabroud, near Damascus March 30, 2012. Picture taken March 30, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout

  23. Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kafranbel, near Idlib April 1, 2012. REUTERS/Raad Al Fares/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  24. An image from YouTube is said to show Syrian forces rounding up civilians in the village of Kafr Nabl in the northwestern province of Idlib. AFP is not in a position to independently verify this image. (AFP Photo/)

  25. Damaged building are seen in the old city of Homs March 30, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout

  26. A damaged car is seen in front of a damaged building in the old city of Homs March 30, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  27. A man smokes a cigarette as he stands near damaged buildings in the old Homs city in northern Syria March 28, 2012. REUTERS/Karam Karam (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

  28. In this image made from video, Syrian President Bashar Assad visits Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Assad visited Baba Amr, a former rebel stronghold in the key city of Homs that became a symbol of the uprising after a monthlong siege by government forces killed hundreds of people many of them civilians as troops pushed out rebel fighters. Homs has been one of the cities hardest hit by the government crackdown on the uprising that began last March. (AP Photo/Syrian State Television via APTN) SYRIA OUT TV OUT

  29. U.N.- Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan arrives at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for talks in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

  30. Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Kafranbel near Idlib March 18, 2012. The banner reads \"Does protecting minorities means annihilating the majority\". REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout

  31. Iraqi security forces search a car at a checkpoint near the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on March 27, 2012, ahead of the first regular Arab summit to be held in the Iraqi capital in over 20 years. Arab economy ministers opened talks in Baghdad on Tuesday ahead of the regional summit, aiming to ramp up tourism in the region despite the bloody crackdown in Syria. (AFP Photo/Ali al-Saadi)

  32. Syrian women and their children flee the violence in the northwestern city of Sermin. Syria's army resumed heavy shelling of the protest hubs of Homs and Hama, monitors reported, as international envoy Kofi Annan headed to Russia in the latest push for peace. (AFP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova)

  33. This image made from amateur video and released by Shaam News Network Saturday, March 24, 2012, purports to show a fireball after rockets fell in the Khaldiyeh area of Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT

  34. In this citizen journalism image taken on Saturday, March 24, 2012 and provided by Edlib News Network ENN, a Syrian boy stands next to damaged cars which were attacked from Syrian government forces shelling at Sarmeen town in Idlib province, northern Syria. Syrian activists say troops are shelling rebel-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs with at least five people seriously wounded. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

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