For more about the ceasefire resolution passed by the UN Security Council and its immediate after-effect in Syria, let's hear from Alaa Ebrahim in Damascus.

ALAA EBRAHIM DAMASCUS "After days of delay and much anticipation here in Damascus, the UN Security Council unanimous vote for a 30-day ceasefire came as a surprise to many here in the Syrian capital. Government supporters expected a Russian veto to match weeks of government military build up and reports of a plan by the Syrian army to take Eastern Ghouta from rebel hands. Eastern Ghouta is one of the last remaining areas under rebel control and near Syria's capital. One of several rebel groups operating in Ghouta issued a statement saying it would commit to the ceasefire. It also called for the international community to pressure Russia to ensure that the Syrian government complies with the ceasefire. The UN resolution excludes ISIL, Nusra Front, and Al-Qaeda from the one-month ceasefire, a key demand for Russia's endorsement of the truce. A Syria army officer who was sent to take part in the offensive tells CGTN that hours after the UN vote, they have not been ordered to stand down. Alaa Ebrahim CGTN - Damascus."