Rebel forces have spent the weekend launching attacks against government strongholds.
After fifteen months of various levels of violence, the rebels are no longer holding anything back.
Attacks were launched in central parts of Damascus, where civilians risked everything by allowing rebel troops to stage and prepare for these assaults.
During the UN backed cease fire, multiple massacres occurred.
Some were completely blamed on government forces, whereas others were not so clear who had perpetrated them.
UN observers are now left with the roll of reporting violence, massacres, and battles.
Many Arab countries, as well as Syrian rebel forces have called for the use of international troops, to end the violence.
It is extremely unlikely that the UN could ever pass a resolution for troops.
Russia and China have repeatedly blocked UN efforts to even place sanctions against the country.
Countries in the EU and the US have suggested they might go without UN approval, another coalition of the willing.
But such moves would be extremely unpopular with the general public of those countries, whose populations are tired of being stuck in international entanglements, and growing debts.
And in Syria, the sides are confused for many world powers, as the rebels are being aided by terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda, whom many countries are at war with.
