Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elraby announces the decision to call on the U.N. Security Council to take immediate action to protect Syrian civilians.<br/> <br />The statement was issued at the end of a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo.<br/> <br />The Arab League is also trying to gather together Syria's opposition groups to unite their visions for the nation's future.<br/> <br />Fears are growing that disunity among the groups could see Syria slide into sectarian conflict much as Iraq did after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.<br/> <br />Inside Syria, the U.N.'s truce monitoring team says the additional observers it's expecting are due to arrive any time now.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: NEERAJ SINGH, SPOKESMAN FOR FIRST U.N. MONITORING TEAM, SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"We are expecting new military observers to arrive today, tonight. They might have arrived by now."<br/> <br />The U.N. has authorised up to 300 observers in total.<br/> <br />At the moment there are less than 20 trying to oversee a ceasefire both sides appear to be largely ignoring.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters
