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Activist claims and videos could not be independently verified. The Syrian government rarely comments on specific events in the country and bars most media from independent reporting
-- despite agreeing to do so in accepting Annan's plan. The U.N. observer team is supposed to oversee the truce and prepare for the arrival of the 300 observers authorized by the U.N. The observers' presence has tempered violence in some areas while the regime has launched attacks on opposition districts that have welcomed the team with anti-government rallies. Syria's state news agency said some U.N. observers were visiting the embattled Khaldiyeh neighborhood in the central city of Homs on Tuesday. Analysts say the Annan plan is unlikely to succeed, though a larger observer presence could reduce violence. It is unclear when the full contingent of observers will deploy in Syria.
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