Armenian political analyst dubbed the Syrian unrest as a war between the West and the East, namely the U.S., Turkey, Great Britain and Saudi Arabia against Assad’s regime through support from Iran, Russia and China.

Commenting on the U.S. decision on increasing support to Syrian opposition, Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan voiced hope for Kofi Annan to achieve tangible results, noting it difficult to assess future developments due to involvement of so many parties.

According o Reuters, as part of the six-part peace plan put forward by Annan to halt the fighting, UN peacekeepers are planning for a ceasefire monitoring mission that would have 200 to 250 unarmed observers. It would require a Security Council resolution.

Syria has pledged to withdraw all military units from towns by April 10 to pave the way for a ceasefire with rebels two days later, though Western envoys were skeptical on Monday, April 2 about Damascus' intent to halt its year-long assault on opponents.