Envoy says Russian plan for Syrian peace could be accepted People bury the bodies of men activists say were killed by the Syrian government army, in Taftanaz village, east of Idlib, Syria April 5, 2012. Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed dozens of civilians across the country on activists said. Syrian President Bashar Assad has accepted a cease-fire deadline brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan, which calls for his forces to pull out of towns and cities by Tuesday and for both government and rebels to lay down their arms by 6 a.m. local time Thursday. MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An international envoy struggling to find an end to the conflict in Syria says he hopes world leaders can accept a proposal put forth by Russia. Lakhdar Brahimi said Sunday he had discussed the plan with Russia and Syria, RIA Novosti reported. "I think this proposal could be adopted by the international community," he said, without providing details. A previous United Nations peace plan collapsed in April. Brahimi could meet with Russia and the United States in January, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Sunday. Brahimi said the situation in Syria was "getting worse by the day." Some 36 people died in fighting Monday around Syria, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported. Half of the casualties were in and around Damascus. On Monday, Turkey dismissed as "disinformation" a report from Iranian Press TV that Syrian forces had captured four Turkish fight pilots, Today's Zaman reported. Turkey is a former ally of Syria, but asked NATO to deploy anti-missile batteries along its border with its southern neighbors in early December in protest of Syrian President's Bashar Assad's violent attacks against civilians.