Violence continues in Syria in the ongoing uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Earlier today, at least eight people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in the northwestern city of Idlib. Activists say most of the dead were members of Assad’s forces. As the fighting rages, the head of the U.N. observer mission to Syria, Major General Robert Mood, said more international monitors are needed and called on all sides to adhere to a ceasefire.

Major General Robert Mood: “To achieve the success of Kofi Annan’s six-point plan, I call on all. I call on all to stop the violence and to help us on a continued cessation of armed violence in all its forms.”