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Twelve more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors (Reuters)

BEIRUT (Reuters) ? Twelve people were killed on Monday in Syria where a peace plan monitored by Arab observers has failed to douse a 10-month-old struggle between President Bashar al-Assad and his foes. Arab foreign ministers will meet on Sunday to discuss the future of the mission sent last month to check if Syria was abiding by the agreement it accepted on November 2. The Arab plan required Syria to halt the bloodshed, withdraw the military from cities, free detainees [...]