Zabadani ceasefire reported (VIDEO)

The Syrian army reached a ceasefire with rebels in the border town of Zabadani, following an attack by around 50 tanks last week, Al Jazeera reported.

If the agreement holds, the Zabadani truce will be the first successful ceasefire in a 10-month-long Syrian uprising that looks increasingly like a civil war.

Reports indicated that Zabadani fell under the control of the Free Syrian Army before a ceasefire was agreed to. Reuters published a report that detailed the terms:

Under the deal, rebels would withdraw from the streets and troops, dominated by the Fourth Armored Division led by Assad's brother Maher, would pull out. A security police unit would remain [in] the Mahata area on the edge of Zabadani, they said. The Syrian army would not confirm the ceasefire.

More from GlobalPost: Syrian troops enter town of Zabadani

When the monitors entered the town of Zabadani, they were treated “as gods – as if they had been sent here to save them,” according to a CNN report. Zabadani residents were seen fleeing the city despite the lull in violence. Watch the video here:

"Our calculation as of now is that the regime will stop firing, but it will not back away. We imagine they may just be planning a new strategy for attack," said Maher Ismail, a FSA spokesman, according to Reuters. Ismail suspected that the mountainous terrain around Zabadani may be part of the reason why the regime accepted the truce.