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Syrians to Arab League observers: tell our stories

2012-01-04 75 Dailymotion

A crowd converges on Arab League observers driving in convoy through Deraa, Syria in these images shown on Syrian state TV.<br/> Speaking in English - the broadcaster says the team has also toured Homs and Damascus.<br/> Video obtained from a social media web site appears to show an observer in orange jacket photographing Syrian security forces near Deraa.<br/> Reuters cannot independently verify the content of video uploaded to social media web sites. Syria has barred entry to most foreign journalists.<br/> The Arab League mission is in Syria to verify whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is implementing a peace plan to withdraw the military from restive areas and release thousands of prisoners detained during a nine-month uprising against his rule.<br/> The League Secretary said on Monday - the observers have reported that state forces had withdrawn from residential areas.<br/> Other videos - also obtained online - show residents imploring observers to report their stories. A group of men can be heard disputing the official account of an attack on a gas pipeline, which authorities said on Tuesday was carried out by "terrorists".<br/> A masked man tells the observer that the attack was carried out by a Syrian military aircraft in the middle of the night.<br/> The mission is expected to report on its work by the end of this week.<br/> Katharine Jackson, Reuters.

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