Syria

EU slaps new sanctions on Syria

EU foreign ministers agree to impose fresh sanctions on Syria as a U.N.-backed peace plan has yet to stop the carnage that mounts every day.

Syria: 'Disgust' with world response

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Syria has been mired in violence since March 2011
• Questions surround the supposed cease-fire and the future of al-Assad
• Signs show that everyday life for Syrians is becoming more difficult

(CNN) -- A U.N.-backed peace plan that included a cease-fire deal was to take effect April 12 in Syria. Since then, violence has continued: Car bombings, reports of snipers and more than 1,000 killed -- some of them executed and tortured to death, according to opposition activists

Members of the Free Syrian Army return to Qusayr after an attack near the Lebanese border on Saturday.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• It's been a month since a "cease-fire" was due to come into effect in Syria
• There has been no relief from the violence despite the U.N.-backed peace plan
• It's starting to resemble early stages of the Iraqi insurgency in 2004

(CNN) -- It's been a month since the "cease-fire" was due to come into effect in Syria as the first step in a U.N.-backed peace plan, with a team of U.N. monitors on the ground to observe the progress.

But clearly, there is no let-up in the violence. Daily reports spill in of bombings, shootings, explosions and more as opposition groups and the regime forces of President Bashar al-Assad battle for more than a year.

So, where does the Syria conflict stand now?