They came to monitor a ceasefire agreement which both the rebels and the government were violating.
The troops' mandate was to protect observers who would take notes on ceasefire violations.
It would thus be real progress if the Karen ceasefire led to a durable peace.
On January 13th the government signed a ceasefire agreement with the Karen National Union.
In February he agreed to yet another ceasefire but the conflict shows little sign of abating.
The IRA never admitted involvement and was supposed to be on ceasefire at the time.
The two sides agreed a ceasefire that came into force early on Tuesday morning local time.
There were renewed calls for a ceasefire but Mr Holbrooke again regarded them as premature.
If the Border War settles into a stalemate, this is a strange year for the ceasefire.
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Thousands of people, mostly Tamils, have been protesting in Western capitals to demand a full ceasefire.
Rogue elements of the Mahdi Army are ignoring Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's seven-month-old ceasefire order.
It is precisely because the stakes are so high that a ceasefire has proved so elusive.
The Kurdish paramilitary group Kongra-Gel declared an end to its five-year unilateral ceasefire in June.
Is it something the President could support -- a ceasefire that would keep Qaddafi in power?
An eventual ceasefire left Hizbullah claiming victory and Israel's generals and politicians locked in recrimination.
India's immediate dismissal of General Musharraf's ceasefire proposal implies official talks will have to wait.
While it lasted, the ceasefire offered a glimpse of a way over the first hurdle.
Both sides are improving their adherence to the terms of a ceasefire that began in December.
On March 22, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu, called for an immediate ceasefire.
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On his 2005 album, Ceasefire, Jal raps in four languages: Arabic, English, Swahili and Nuer.
Malaysian authorities who could comment on the Filipinos' call for a ceasefire were not immediately available.
Idrijani said a ceasefire would be in line with a statement of concern by U.N.
But a single trigger-happy Palestinian militant or Israeli soldier or settler could blow the ceasefire apart.
The UDA ceasefire - in spite of its flaws - was another important factor.
Six Muslim militants were shot by Indian forces the day after the ceasefire ended.
Even those committed to the ceasefire spend more time bickering about it than observing it.
The government has made no effort to use the ceasefire to extend its writ in Swat.
Shootings occasionally interrupt the fragile ceasefire which has been in place ever since the conflict ended.
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