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People bury the bodies of men activists say were killed by the Syrian government army, in Taftanaz village, east of Idlib, Syria April 5, 2012. Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed dozens of civilians across the country on activists said. Syrian President Bashar Assad has accepted a cease-fire deadline brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan, which calls for his forces to pull out of towns and cities by Tuesday and for both government and rebels to lay down their arms by 6 a.m. local time Thursday. UPI