Ceasefire Deadline Passes in Syria

The Takeaway

A UN-backed deadline for a ceasefire in Syria has passed, with government forces again shelling the central city of Homs.  Jonathan Head,  correspondent for our partner the BBC, reports from a refugee camp on the Turkey-Syrian border where Kofi Annan is scheduled to visit today.

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