BBC News with Marion Marshall.

The Syrian government has agreed to a temporary ceasefire in its conflict with rebels to go inside with the Muslim Festival of Eid al-Adha. As the truce">truce approaches, rebel fighters are reported to have

made gains

in the central city of Aleppo, which is being a battleground for weeks. From the Turkey-Syria border, James Reynolds reports.

In Syria's northern city of Aleppo, shelling and gunfire suggested that a

truce

was not the main concern among those fighting the war. Opposition rebels say that they've now taken control of two neighbourhoods to the north of the city center. It's not yet clear if the Syrian army will try to take back the districts. The military promises that they'll observe a four-day truce to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid. By its pledge comes with important conditions, the army warns that it will respond if rebels attack or even resupply. These conditions may mean that the promise(-d) truce does not fully take hold.

The Burmese government says more than 50 people have been killed in a new

upsurge

of violence between Muslims and Buddhists in the western state of Rakhine. Abby Mosley reports.

The clashes between Buddhists Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities begun on Sunday and have spread despite a

curfew

being inplace in many areas. A spokesman for the state government said more than a half the fatalities were women, and nearly 2,000 homes have been burnt down. The United Nations says large numbers of people are fleeing the conflict heading for overcrowded camps where tens of thousands are still