Monitors from the Arab League are due to arrive in Syria under an initiative aimed at ending the violent crackdown on anti-government protests, the BBC reports on Thursday.
The UN says some 5,000 people have been killed in Syria since protests began in March, but rights groups say the figure is much higher.
Damascus blames the unrest on "armed gangs" seeking to destabilise Syria.
Arab League observers leave for Syria
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