(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The 60-member team was expected in Syria later on Thursday while the remaining 90 observers are due to arrive in the country by the end of December.
Under the Syria-AL protocol, the observers are supposed to monitor the implementation of an Arab League resolution to solve the months-long crisis in Syria and restore security in the country.
The Syrian government is required to provide the observers with the necessary liberties to contact NGOs, Syrian officials, figures they need to interview and the families of those who have fallen victim to the deadly violence in the Arab nation.
The delegation is to send reports to Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem for their information as well as other considerations.
In a letter to the AL chief, Muallem called on the Arab bloc to stop the flow of arms into its territory from other countries, and urged the organization to end the “fabrication of news about Syria by Western media.”
Many people, including a large number of security forces, have been killed in months of deadly unrest across Syria. The unrelenting bout of violence erupted when protests were held against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government.
The Syrian opposition accuses the government of cracking down on anti-government protests.
But Damascus blames the ongoing unrest on foreign-backed armed gangs, arguing that army and security personnel have been given clear orders not to harm civilians.
The Arab League had been pressuring Assad government to admit observers to oversee the handling of the situation in the country.
On December 17, the 22-member bloc threatened that if a Wednesday deadline was not met, it would take the case to the United Nations Security Council.
Two days later, Muallem said Damascus had agreed to sign the observer mission after making sure it did not violate its sovereignty, and after the Arab League accepted amendments demanded by the Syrian government.
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