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Summary At least four people were killed in fresh Syrian violence despite mediation efforts.
Activists said at least four people were killed in the town of Idlib after troops and tanks moved in a day earlier. Three soldiers and a civilian were also killed in fighting in the village of Janoudiya in Idlib province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The violence coincided with visit by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan aimed at finding a solution to the Syrian bloodshed.Annan who concluded his two-day visit on Sunday after he met with President Bashar al-Assad twice, said it would be hard to reach a peace deal, but expressed optimism, citing a general desire for peace in Syria. The former United Nations chief urged Assad to stop the killings and the abuses and seek a political settlement.There was no immediate word from Syrian officials on the outcome of the talks, but Assad told Annan on Saturday that terrorists spreading chaos and instability were blocking any political solution, according to the state news agency SANA.But it said the 46-year-old president had also told Annan he would help in any honest effort to find a solution.
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