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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria promised to observe a U.N.-backed ceasefire starting on Thursday, but its forces kept up fierce attacks on opposition neighborhoods in the hours before the deadline. A Syrian defense ministry source quoted on state television on Wednesday said the army would halt operations on Thursday morning, but would confront "any assault" by armed groups. The report made no mention, however, of withdrawing troops from urban areas - something that was supposed to start on Tuesday under a peace plan agreed with international envoy Kofi Annan. ...More...