Unrest flares as observers tour Syria
Arab League monitors are visiting three more troubled Syrian cities to check if government forces are complying with a peace plan.
The observers, split into teams of about 10, travelled to Hama, Idlib and Deraa, where anti-government protesters continue to clash with security forces.
They earlier visited Homs - a focal point of the unrest.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports said violence had broken out in the capital Damascus, which was also being visited by monitors.
Jim Muir reports.
29 Dec 2011
- From the section Middle East