The United Nations Security Council on Saturday authorized the deployment of 300 unarmed military personnel to monitor the April 12 ceasefire in Syria, according to dpa. An advance team of 30 UN monitors is currently in Syria and Saturday visited the dissident province of Homs. The council vote establishes the UN Supervision Mission in Syria for an initial period of three months. It is mandated to monitor the ceasefire "in all its forms by all parties" and the withdrawal of Syrian troops and heavy weapons from populated areas. The mission will also monitor the implementation of the six-point plan by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.