UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria and accuses Damascus of stepping up “war on its own people”.

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Arab Syria mission ‘may resume’

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The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.

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Arab League halts Syria mission

Heavy bloodshed was reported Friday as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations made a step toward a possible resolution condemning the government.

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Violence Rises Sharply in Syria, Flustering Arab League Monitors

The visit, truncated by worries about volatile areas, revealed the limitations of the Arab League’s mission as the conflict shifted to clashes between armed groups and government security forces.

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In Syria, Arab League Monitors Face Severe Limits

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Arab League sought help from the United Nations to address the escalating crisis in Syria on Tuesday, amid Syrian defiance of Arab efforts to broker a peace settlement and an upsurge of violence in which dozens of people died. Read full article > >

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Arab states seek U.N. help as Syria steps up violence

Saudi Arabia’s Gulf allies joined Riyadh on Tuesday in pulling out of an Arab League monitoring team to Syria, risking the collapse of a mission whose presence has not halted more than 10 months of violence.

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Gulf Arabs Quit Syria Monitoring Mission

The Arab League calls on Syria to start a genuine political dialogue with the opposition and form a national unity government within two months.

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Arab League foreign ministers are to decide whether to extend their controversial monitoring mission in Syria, amid continuing violence.

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The failure of an Arab League mission and a government as defiant as its opposition is in disarray have thrust Syria into what increasingly looks like a protracted and chaotic conflict.

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Opposition activists accuse the Syrian government of deceiving Arab League monitors by replacing military vehicles in city centres.

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Syria ‘deceiving’ Arab monitors