BBC News - Guide to the Syrian opposition_12

The insurrection appeared to be on the verge of being crushed, and the rebels spent the next two months regrouping.

The sides said in April they would abide by a ceasefire negotiated by the UN and Arab League's envoy, Kofi Annan, as part of his peace plan. However, the FSA and the government accused each other of violating the conditions and fighting resumed.
'Guerrilla tactics'
In mid-July 2012,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the rebels launched audacious and deadly attacks in the heart of Damascus for the first time,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], targeting military and intelligence bases and briefly taking control of several areas before the government sent in large numbers of troops and tanks to recapture them.

The group also claimed that an affiliate was behind the bombing inside the headquarters of the National Security Bureau (NSB) in Damascus on 18 July, which killed President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law, Gen Assef Shawkat, Defence Minister Gen Daoud Rajiha, former Defence Minister Gen Hassan Turkomani and NSB chief Gen Hisham Ikhtiar.

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