Syrian opposition skeptical of 'feeble' ceasefire plan

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Slideshow: Syria uprisingFabio Bucciarelli / AFP - Getty ImagesA look back at the violence that has overtaken the countryLaunch slideshowBy Charlene Gubash, NBC NewsUnited Nations peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi hopes to persuade Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to comply with a four-day truce during the Muslim holiday marking the Hajj, which begins Oct. 25, but many in the opposition remain skeptical about his plan.  

Follow @NBCNewsWorld Brahimi, who arrived in the capital Damascus on Friday afternoon, will  meet Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem on Saturday morning, said the U.N.  spokesman in Damascus, Khaled al-Masri. He did not say whether the  envoy would meet Assad.

"We will talk about the ceasefire and  the Syrian issue in general. It is important to decrease the violence -  we will talk with the government and political parties and civil society  about the Syrian issue," Brahimi told reporters upon arrival.

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