Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad attends Eid al-Adha prayers.<br/> <br />Friday marked the beginning of a temporary ceasefire during the holiday, brokered by the U.N. and Arab League.<br/> <br />Rebel groups like the Syrian Free Army gave qualified backing to the truce, which ends Monday, but also demanded the release of detainees.<br/> <br />Ansar al-Islam, another rebel faction, said it may uphold the ceasefire if the army comes through on promises of peace.<br/> <br />International aid organisations plan to use the break in fighting to get supplies to residents besieged by violence.<br/> <br />Some are sceptical the truce will last after 19 months of violence.<br/> <br />On Thursday, rebels surrounded the strategic border town of Harem in an attempt to increase their controlled territory along the Turkish border.<br/> <br />Activists say around 32,000 people have died in the conflict so far.
