Arab League Completes Initial Stage Of Syria Mission

Anouar Male is a former Algerian political prisoner who went to Syria as one of the Arab League monitors. He quit this week, calling the mission a sham. Audie Cornish hears from him — and she talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon about the mission overall.

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And this is a reflection of the fact that they're caught in between the activists, which includes a now free Syrian army, which is made up of defectors which is shooting back, sometimes in defense, sometimes on attack, and the regime itself which says it's fighting armed gangs. So they're really caught in between the violence that they can't control. And it's possible that the Arab League report will reflect that. And is it likely that the Arab League observers will remain in Syria? Well, that is one of the big questions. The opposition activists have been saying, some of them have been saying, no, they should leave. They're not doing anything except providing cover for the regime. And yet you have to ask the question, if not these Arab League monitors than what. And, Peter, lastly, what's at stake for the Arab League here? This is the first mission of its kind for them. Well, it is new ground. You're absolutely right. And these monitors, to be fair to them, have not had any practice doing this. There has been talk of training from the U.N. In terms of the Arab League's image and its reputation, just the fact that they're in there is a rather big step forward. They have been known for years as a group that thrives on consensus and really doesn't take too many chances. So, they're in kind of an uncharted territory and where they go from here will be very interesting.