More Arab League Observers Reportedly Leaving Syria
Posted Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 11:40 am
A Syrian rights group says more Arab League observers are leaving the country to protest the Syrian government's deadly crackdown on a 10-month opposition uprising.
Mousab Azzawi of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA 11 observers are expected to soon depart from Syria. He said the group of seven Iraqis, two Kuwaitis and two Emiratis had witnessed Syrian security forces firing on opposition activists Tuesday in the northeastern town of Deir el-Zour. Azzawi says 19 protesters were killed in the incident.
It was not possible to independently verify the death toll or plans by the Arab League observers to leave Syria.
An Algerian who became the first person to quit the mission earlier this week told the Reuters news agency three more observers have joined him. Anwar Malek has said he witnessed Syrian government forces committing war crimes against the Syrian people and deceiving the monitors while visiting the central city of Homs. He also has called the monitoring mission a “farce.”
But a Sudanese general leading the team of more than 150 observers says Malek's accusations are untrue.
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