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League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria
Report of the Head of the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria for the period from 24 December 2011 to 18 January 2012

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
“We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to carry it, and were
afraid of it; and man carried it. Surely he is sinful, very foolish” [Qur’an 33:72]

I . Legal bases
1. By resolution 7436 of 2 November 2011, the Council of the League of Arab States adopted the Arab
plan of action annexed thereto, welcomed the Syrian Government’s agreement to the plan, and emphasized the
need for the Syrian Government to commit to the full and immediate implementation of its provisions.
2. On 16 November 2011, the Council of the League of Arab States adopted resolution 7439 approving
the draft protocol of the Legal Centre and the mandate of the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria,
namely to verify implementation of the provisions of the Arab plan of action to resolve the Syrian crisis and
protect Syrian civilians. The resolution requested the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States to take
such steps as he deemed appropriate to appoint the Head of the League of Arab States Observer Mission and to
make contact with the Syrian Government with a view to signing the Protocol.
3. By resolution 7441 of 24 November 2011, the Council of the League of Arab States requested the
Secretary-General of the League to deploy the Observer Mission to the Syrian Arab Republic in order to fulfil
its mandate under the protocol immediately on its signature.
4. The Syrian Arab Republic and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States signed the protocol
on 19 December 2011. The protocol provided for the establishment and deployment to the Syrian Arab
Republic of a Mission comprising civilian and military experts from Arab countries and Arab nongovernmental
human rights organizations. Paragraph 5 stated that the Mission should transmit regular reports
on the results of its work to the Secretary-General of the League of Arab State and the Syrian Government for
submission — via the Arab Ministerial Committee on the Situation in Syria — to the Council of the League at
the ministerial level for its consideration and appropriate action.
5. On 20 December 2011, the Council of the League approved the appointment of General Muhammad
Ahmad Mustafa Al-Dabi from the Republic of the Sudan as Head of the Observer Mission.
II. Formation of the Mission
6. The General Secretariat requested Member States and relevant Arab organizations to transmit the
names of its candidates for the Mission. On that basis, 166 monitors from 13 Arab countries and six relevant
Arab organizations have thus far been appointed.
III. Visit of the advance delegation of the General Secretariat to Syria
7. In preparation for the Mission, an advance delegation of the General Secretariat visited the Syrian
Arab Republic on 22 December 2011 to discuss the logistical preparations for the Mission.
8. In accordance with the protocol, the Syrian Government confirmed its readiness to facilitate the
Mission in every way by allowing the free and safe movement of all of the observers throughout Syria, and by
refraining from hindering the work of the Mission on security or administrative grounds. The Syrian
Government side also affirmed its commitment to ensuring that the Mission could freely conduct the necessary
meetings; to provide full protection for the observers, taking into consideration the responsibility of the
Mission if it were to insist on visiting areas despite the warning of the security services; and to allow the entry
to Syria of journalists and Arab and international media in accordance with the rules and regulations in force in
the country.
VI. Arrival and preliminary visits of the Head of Mission
9. The Head of the Mission, General Muhammad Ahmad Mustafa Al-Dabi, arrived in the Syrian Arab
Republic on the evening of Saturday 24 December 2011. He held a series of meetings with the Minister for
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Walid Al-Moualem, and with Syrian Government officials, who stated that they stood
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prepared to cooperate fully with the Mission and to endeavour to ensure its success, overcoming any obstacles
that may arise. The necessary logistical and security arrangements were agreed.
10. The Syrian side stated that there were certain areas that the security protection detail would not be able
to enter with the observers for fear of the citizens’ reaction. The Head of the Mission replied that that situation
would enable the Mission to engage with citizens and opposition parties without government monitoring,
thereby removing the citizens’ fear of repercussions as a result of communicating with the Mission.
11. The Head of the Mission completed the technical field preparations and secured the necessary
transportation and communication devices in order to start work. He met with the observers who arrived
successively in Syria and briefed them on their duties and the bases of their work under the protocol. The
observers took a special oath for the Mission which had been drafted by the Head.
12. On 27 December 2011, the Head of the Mission and ten observers conducted a preliminary visit to the
city of Homs, one of the epicentres of tension, which has seen acts of violence and armed confrontation
between the Army and the Syrian opposition. Some security barriers separating districts remain in place.
13. Immediately on arriving in Homs, the Head of the Mission met with the Governor of the city, who
explained that there had been an escalation in violence perpetrated by armed groups in the city. There had been
instances of kidnapping and sabotage of Government and civilian facilities. Food was in short supply owing to
the blockade imposed by armed groups, which were believed to include some 3000 individuals. The Governor
further stated that all attempts by religious figures and city notables to calm the situation had failed. He made
enquiries regarding the possibility of addressing the issue of soldiers and vehicles blocked inside Baba Amr.
14. The Mission visited the residential districts of Baba Amr, Karam Al-Zaytun, Al-Khalidiyya and Al-
Ghuta without guards. It met with a number of opposition citizens who described the state of fear, blockade
and acts of violence to which they had been subjected by Government forces. At a time of intense exchanges of
gunfire among the sides, the Mission witnessed the effects of the destruction wrought on outlying districts. The
Mission witnessed an intense exchange of gunfire between the Army and opposition in Baba Amr. It saw four
military vehicles in surrounding areas, and therefore had to return to the Governorate headquarters. It was
agreed with the Governor that five members of the Mission would remain in Homs until the following day to
conduct field work and meet with the greatest possible number of citizens.
15. Immediately on returning from Homs, the Head of the Mission met with the Government and insisted
that it withdraw military vehicles from the city, put an end to acts of violence, protect civilians, lift the
blockade and provide food. He further called for the two sides to exchange the bodies of those killed.
16. At that meeting, the Syrian side agreed to withdraw all military presence from the city and residential
areas except for three army vehicles that were not working and had been surrounded, and one that had been
taken from the Army by armed groups. The Syrian side requested the Mission’s assistance to recover and
remove those vehicles in exchange for the release of four individuals, the exchange of five bodies from each
side, the entry of basic foods for families in the city, and the entry of sanitation vehicles to remove garbage. It
was agreed at the end of the meeting that the Mission would conduct another visit to Homs on the following
day in the company of General Hassan Sharif, the security coordinator for the Government side.
17. During that visit, the Mission was introduced to one of the leading figures in the opposition, who acted
as media representative of the National Council. An extensive discussion took place regarding the offer of the
Syrian Government and the best way to implement the agreement. As a result, the military vehicles were
returned and removed; the bodies of those killed were exchanged; trucks entered the city with food; and three
detainees and two women were released and returned to their families in the presence of the Mission, thereby
calming the situation inside the city.
18. Five days after the monitors were deployed to five zones, the Ministerial Committee requested that the
Head of the Mission report on the Mission’s work. He travelled to Cairo and gave an oral presentation to the
members of the Committee at their meeting of 8 January 2012. It was decided that the work of the Mission
should continue and that the Head of the Mission should submit a report at the end of the period determined in
the protocol, on 19 January 2012. After the Head’s return to Damascus to resume his duties, the Mission faced
difficulties from Government loyalists and opposition alike, particularly as a result of statements and media
coverage in the wake of the Committee meeting. That did not, however, affect the work of the Mission or its
full and smooth deployment across the country.
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19. Following its arrival, and to this date, the Mission has received numerous letters from the Syrian
committee responsible for coordination with the Mission. The letters refer to the material and human losses
sustained by Government institutions and offices as a result of what is described as sabotage. They assert that
all of the States’ vital services have been affected.
V. Deployment of the Observer Mission to Syria
20. The observers were divided into 15 zones covering 20 cities and districts across Syria according to the
time frame set out below. The variation in dates was a result of shortcomings in administrative and technical
preparations, such as the arrival of cars and personnel. Care was taken to ensure even distribution of observers.
Each unit comprised some ten observers of different Arab nationalities. The groups were deployed to Syrian
governorates and towns as follows:
• On 29 December 2011, six groups travelled to Damascus, Homs, Rif Homs, Idlib, Deraa and Hama.
• On 4 January 2012, a group travelled to Aleppo.
• On 9 January 2012, two groups went to Deir Al-Zor and Latakia. However, both returned to Damascus on
10 January 2012 owing to attacks that led to the injury of two of the monitors in Latakia and material
damage to the cars.
• On 10 January 2012, a group travelled to Qamishli and Hasaka.
• On 12 January 2012, a group travelled to Outer Damascus.
• On 13 January 2012, four groups travelled to Suwaida, Bu Kamal, Deir Al-Zor, Palmyra (Tadmur),
Sukhna, Banyas and Tartous.
• On 15 January 2012, two groups travelled to Latakia, Raqqa and Madinat Al-Thawra.
Annex 1. List of observers, their nationalities and their distribution.
21. The observers were provided with the following:
• A map of the region;
• A code of conduct for observers;
• The duties of the group leaders;
• The duties of the observers;
• Necessary equipment such as computers, cameras and communication devices.
22. An operations room was established at the offices of the League of Arab States in Damascus. The
office is open 24 hours a day and is directly linked to the League of Arab States operations room in Cairo and
to the groups deployed across Syria. The room receives daily reports from the field teams and conveys special
instructions for monitoring. Owing to the volume of work, an additional operations room was opened at the
Mission headquarters in Damascus with the task of allocating individuals and assigning committees on followup,
detainees, the media and financial affairs. It coordinates with the main operations room at the offices of the
League of Arab States.
23. In Latakia and Deir Al-Zor, the Mission faced difficulties from Government loyalists. In Latakia,
thousands surrounded the Mission’s cars, chanting slogans in favour of the President and against the Mission.
The situation became out of control and monitors were attacked. Two sustained light injuries and an armoured
car was completely crushed. In order to address the matter, the Head of Mission contacted the Syrian
committee responsible for coordination with the Mission. Nevertheless, the Head of the Mission ordered the
immediate return of the two groups to Damascus. He met the Minister for Foreign Affairs and made a stronglyworded
formal protest. The Syrian side strongly condemned the incident and extended a formal apology,
explaining that the events were not in any sense deliberate. In order to emphasize the point, the Syrian Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs met with the members of the Latakia team and stated that the Syrian Government
would address the shortcoming immediately and guarantee the safety and security of observers everywhere. He
apologized to them for the unfortunate and unintentional incidents. The members were then assigned to new
zones after four days’ rest.
VI. Implementation of the Mission’s mandate under the protocol
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24. The Head of the Mission stresses that this assessment in terms of the provisions of the protocol
summarizes the findings of the groups as relayed by group leaders at their meeting with the Head of the
Mission on 17 January 2012.
A. Monitoring and observation of the cessation of all violence by all sides in cities and residential
areas
25. On being assigned to their zones and starting work, the observers witnessed acts of violence
perpetrated by Government forces and an exchange of gunfire with armed elements in Homs and Hama. As a
result of the Mission’s insistence on a complete end to violence and the withdrawal of Army vehicles and
equipment, this problem has receded. The most recent reports of the Mission point to a considerable calming of
the situation and restraint on the part of those forces.
26. In Homs and Dera‘a, the Mission observed armed groups committing acts of violence against
Government forces, resulting in death and injury among their ranks. In certain situations, Government forces
responded to attacks against their personnel with force. The observers noted that some of the armed groups
were using flares and armour-piercing projectiles.
27. In Homs, Idlib and Hama, the Observer Mission witnessed acts of violence being committed against
Government forces and civilians that resulted in several deaths and injuries. Examples of those acts include the
bombing of a civilian bus, killing eight persons and injuring others, including women and children, and the
bombing of a train carrying diesel oil. In another incident in Homs, a police bus was blown up, killing two
police officers. A fuel pipeline and some small bridges were also bombed.
28. The Mission noted that many parties falsely reported that explosions or violence had occurred in
several locations. When the observers went to those locations, they found that those reports were unfounded.
29. The Mission also noted that, according to its teams in the field, the media exaggerated the nature of the
incidents and the number of persons killed in incidents and protests in certain towns.
B. Verifying that Syrian security services and so-called shabiha gangs do not obstruct peaceful
demonstrations
30. According to their latest reports and their briefings to the Head of the Mission on 17 January 2012 in
preparation for this report, group team leaders witnessed peaceful demonstrations by both Government
supporters and the opposition in several places. None of those demonstrations were disrupted, except for some
minor clashes with the Mission and between loyalists and opposition. These have not resulted in fatalities since
the last presentation before the Arab Ministerial Committee on the Situation in Syria at its meeting of 8
January 2012.
31. The reports and briefings of groups leaders state that citizens belonging to the opposition surround the
Mission on its arrival and use the gathering as a barrier from the security services. However, such incidents
have gradually decreased.
32. The Mission has received requests from opposition supporters in Homs and Deraa that it should stay
on-site and not leave, something that may be attributable to fear of attack after the Mission’s departure.
C. Verifying the release of those detained in the current incidents
33. The Mission received reports from parties outside Syria indicating that the number of detainees was
16,237. It also received information from the opposition inside the country that the number of detainees was
12,005. In validating those figures, the teams in the field discovered that there were discrepancies between the
lists, that information was missing and inaccurate, and that names were repeated. The Mission is
communicating with the concerned Government agencies to confirm those numbers.
34. The Mission has delivered to the Syrian Government all of the lists received from the Syrian
opposition inside and outside Syria. In accordance with the protocol, it has demanded the release of the
detainees.
35. On 15 January 2012, President Bashar Al-Assad issued a legislative decree granting a general amnesty
for crimes perpetrated in the context of the events from 15 March 2011 through to the issuance of the decree.
In implementation of the amnesty, the relevant Government authorities have been periodically releasing
detainees in the various regions so long as they are not wanted in connection with other crimes. The Mission
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has been supervising the releases and is monitoring the process with the Government’s full and active
coordination.
36. On 19 January 2012, the Syrian government stated that 3569 detainees had been released from military
and civil prosecution services. The Mission verified that 1669 of those detained had thus far been released. It
continues to follow up the issue with the Government and the opposition, emphasizing to the Government side
that the detainees should be released in the presence of observers so that the event can be documented.
37. The Mission has validated the following figures for the total number of detainees that the Syrian
government thus far claims to have released:
• Before the amnesty: 4,035
• After the amnesty: 3,569.
The Government has therefore claimed that a total of 7,604 detainees have been released.
38. The Mission has verified the correct number of detainees released and arrived at the following figures:
• Before the amnesty: 3,483
• After the amnesty: 1,669
The total number of confirmed releases is therefore 5152. The Mission is continuing to monitor the
process and communicate with the Syrian Government for the release of the remaining detainees.
D. Confirming the withdrawal of the military presence from residential neighbourhoods in which
demonstrations and protests occurred or are occurring
39. Based on the reports of the field-team leaders and the meeting held on 17 January 2012 with all team
leaders, the Mission confirmed that all military vehicles, tanks and heavy weapons had been withdrawn from
cities and residential neighbourhoods. Although there are still some security measures in place in the form of
earthen berms and barriers in front of important buildings and in squares, they do not affect citizens. It should
be noted that the Syrian Minister of Defence, in a meeting with the Head of the Mission that took place on 5
January 2012, affirmed his readiness to accompany the Head of the Mission to all sites and cities designated by
the latter and from which the Mission suspects that the military presence had not yet been withdrawn, with a
view to issuing field orders and rectifying any violation immediately.
40. Armoured vehicles (personnel carriers) are present at some barriers. One of those barriers is located in
Homs and some others in Madaya, Zabadani and Rif Damascus. The presence of those vehicles was reported
and they were subsequently withdrawn from Homs. It has been confirmed that the residents of Zabadani and
Madaya reached a bilateral agreement with the Government that led to the removal of those barriers and
vehicles.
E. Confirming the accreditation by the Syrian Government of Arab and international media
organizations and that those organizations are allowed to move freely in all parts of Syria
41. Speaking on behalf of his Government, the Syrian Minister of Information confirmed that, from the
beginning of December 2011 to 15 January 2012, the Government had accredited 147 Arab and foreign media
organizations. Some 112 of those organizations entered Syrian territory, joining the 90 other accredited
organizations operating in Syria through their full-time correspondents.
42. The Mission followed up on this issue. It identified 36 Arab and foreign media organizations and
several journalists located in a number of Syrian cities. It also received complaints that the Syrian Government
had granted some media organizations authorization to operate for four days only, which was insufficient time,
according to those organizations. In addition to preventing them from entering the country until they had
specified their destinations, journalists were required obtain further authorization once they had entered the
country and were prevented from going to certain areas. The Syrian Government confirmed that it grants media
organizations operating permits that are valid for 10 days, with the possibility of renewal.
43. Reports and information from some sectors [teams] indicate that the Government places restrictions on
the movement of media organizations in opposition areas. In many cases, those restrictions caused journalists
to trail the Mission in order to do their work.
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44. In Homs, a French journalist who worked for the France 2 channel was killed and a Belgian journalist
was injured. The Government and opposition accused each other of being responsible for the incident, and both
sides issued statements of condemnation. The Government formed an investigative committee in order to
determine the cause of the incident. It should be noted that Mission reports from Homs indicate that the French
journalist was killed by opposition mortar shells.
Annex 2. A list of media organizations identified and a list of media organizations that entered Syria, according
to the official information.
VII. Obstacles encountered by the Mission
A. Monitors
45. Some of the experts nominated were not capable of taking on such a responsibility and did not have
prior experience in this field.
46. Some of the observers did not grasp the amount of responsibility that was being placed on them and
the importance of giving priority to Arab interests over personal interests.
47. In the course of field work, some observers were unable to deal with difficult circumstances, which are
at the core of their duties. Monitors must have certain traits and the specializations required for such work.
48. A number of the observers are elderly, and some of them suffer from health conditions that prevent
them from performing their duties.
49. Twenty-two observers declined to complete the mission for personal reasons. Some observers offered
unfounded reasons, which were not accepted by the Head of the Mission, while others had a personal agenda.
Annex 3. List of the names of observers who declined to complete the Mission.
50. Some observers reneged on their duties and broke the oath they had taken. They made contact with
officials from their countries and gave them exaggerated accounts of events. Those officials consequently
developed a bleak and unfounded picture of the situation.
51. Some of the observers in the various zones are demanding housing similar to their counterparts in
Damascus or financial reimbursement equivalent to the difference in accommodation rates resulting from the
difference in hotel standards or accommodation in Damascus. These issues do not warrant comment.
52. Some observers are afraid to perform their duties owing to the violent incidents that have occurred in
certain locations. The unavailability of armoured cars at all the sites and the lack of bulletproof vests have
negatively affected some observers’ ability to carry out their duties.
Comments of the Head of the Mission concerning the observers
53. Some of the observers, unfortunately, believed that their journey to Syria was for amusement, and
were therefore surprised by the reality of the situation. They did not expect to be assigned to teams or to have
to remain at stations outside the capital or to face the difficulties that they encountered.
54. Some of the observers were not familiar with the region and its geography. The unavailability of
armoured vehicles and protective vests had a negative effect on the spirits of some observers.
55. Some of the observers experienced hostility both from the Syrian opposition and loyalists. This
hostility also had a negative effect on their spirits.
56. Despite the foregoing comments, the performance of many of the observers was outstanding and
praiseworthy. Those who underperformed will improve with experience and guidance.
B. Security restrictions
57. Although it welcomed the Mission and its Head and repeatedly emphasized that it would not impose
any security restrictions that could obstruct the movement of the Mission, the Government deliberately
attempted to limit the observers’ ability to travel extensively in various regions. The Government also
attempted to focus the attention of the Mission on issues in which it is interested. The Mission resisted those
attempts and responded to them in a manner that allowed it to fulfil its mandate and overcome the obstacles
that stood in the way of its work.
C. Communication equipment
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58. The Mission communicates with the various groups by mobile phones and facsimile machines
connected to the local Syrian telephone network. Occasional cuts in service prevent the Mission from
communicating with the groups.
59. The Mission was equipped with 10 Thuraya satellite phones. Such devices are hard to use inside
buildings owing of the difficulty in obtain a satellite signal. As a result, ordinary phones and fax machines,
which are not considered secure communications equipment, were used to send daily reports, instead.
60. The communication equipment the Qatari observers brought with them was held at the Jordanian
border, despite demands made by the Head of the Mission to the Syrian authorities to permit entry of that
equipment. That notwithstanding, the amount of equipment would not have been enough to meet the needs of
all sites and station.
61. The Mission does not have portable two-way radios for communication between team members. The
Chinese Embassy provided 10 such radios as a gift to the Mission. They were used in three sectors only.
62. Internet service is unavailable in some regions, and in other areas it is intermittent, including in the
capital.
63. There are no cameras attached to the vehicles used by the Mission, which would facilitate observers’
work in dangerous areas.
D. Transportation
64. The Mission has 38 cars at its disposal (23 armoured and 15 non-armoured), including 28 four-wheel
drive vehicles and 10 sedans. It should be noted that the Mission’s mandate requires the used of armoured fourwheel
drive vehicles, given the nature of the Mission. The number of such vehicles currently available does not
satisfy the needs of the Mission, particularly for transportation into trouble spots.
65. When it was first deployed, the Mission rented several cars from local sources for use in monitoring
operations. However, owing to some acts of violence directed against the field teams, the rental companies
recalled those vehicles and their drivers out of fear for their safety.
66. The Mission encountered difficulties in hiring drivers because the opposition groups refused to allowf
local drivers to enter their areas because they believed the drivers were members of the security services,
which forces the observers to drive the vehicles themselves.
67. Some of the observers demanded to use vehicles sent by their countries, a demand that was denied by
the Head of the Mission, who allocated the vehicles according to the needs of each zone.
Annex 4. List showing the number, types and distribution of vehicles and the countries that provided them.
E. The media
68. Since it began its work, the Mission has been the target of a vicious media campaign. Some media
outlets have published unfounded statements, which they attributed to the Head of the Mission. They have also
grossly exaggerated events, thereby distorting the truth.
69. Such contrived reports have helped to increase tensions among the Syrian people and undermined the
observers’ work. Some media organizations were exploited in order to defame the Mission and its Head and
cause the Mission to fail.
VIII. Basic needs of the Mission, should its mandate be renewed
• 100 additional young observers, preferably military personnel
• 30 armoured vehicles
• Light protective vests
• Vehicle-mounted photographic equipment
• Modern communications equipment
• Binoculars, ordinary and night-vision
IX. Evaluation:
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70. The purpose of the Protocol is to protect Syrian citizens through the commitment of the Syrian
Government to stop acts of violence, release detainees and withdraw all military presence from cities and
residential neighbourhoods. This phase must lead to dialogue among the Syrian sides and the launching of a
parallel political process. Otherwise, the duration of this Mission will be extended without achieving the
desired results on the ground.
71. The Mission determined that there is an armed entity that is not mentioned in the protocol. This
development on the ground can undoubtedly be attributed to the excessive use of force by Syrian Government
forces in response to protests that occurred before the deployment of the Mission demanding the fall of the
regime. In some zones, this armed entity reacted by attacking Syrian security forces and citizens, causing the
Government to respond with further violence. In the end, innocent citizens pay the price for those actions with
life and limb.
72. The Mission noted that the opposition had welcomed it and its members since their deployment to
Syria. The citizens were reassured by the Mission’s presence and came forward to present their demands,
although the opposition had previously been afraid to do so publicly owing to their fear of being arrested once
again, as they had been prior to the Mission’s arrival in Syria. However, this was not case in the period that
followed the last Ministerial Committee statement, although the situation is gradually improving.
73. The Mission noted that the Government strived to help it succeed in its task and remove any barriers
that might stand in its way. The Government also facilitated meetings with all parties. No restrictions were
placed on the movement of the Mission and its ability to interview Syrian citizens, both those who opposed the
Government and those loyal to it.
74. In some cities, the Mission sensed the extreme tension, oppression and injustice from which the Syrian
people are suffering. However, the citizens believe the crisis should be resolved peacefully through Arab
mediation alone, without international intervention. Doing so would allow them to live in peace and complete
the reform process and bring about the change they desire. The Mission was informed by the opposition,
particularly in Dar‘a, Homs, Hama and Idlib, that some of its members had taken up arms in response to the
suffering of the Syrian people as a result of the regime’s oppression and tyranny; corruption, which affects all
sectors of society; the use of torture by the security agencies; and human rights violations.
75. Recently, there have been incidents that could widen the gap and increase bitterness between the
parties. These incidents can have grave consequences and lead to the loss of life and property. Such incidents
include the bombing of buildings, trains carrying fuel, vehicles carrying diesel oil and explosions targeting the
police, members of the media and fuel pipelines. Some of those attacks have been carried out by the Free
Syrian Army and some by other armed opposition groups.
76. The Mission has adhered scrupulously to its mandate, as set out in the Protocol. It has observed daily
realities on the ground with complete neutrality and independence, thereby ensuring transparency and integrity
in its monitoring of the situation, despite the difficulties the Mission encountered and the inappropriate actions
of some individuals.
77. Under the Protocol, the Mission’s mandate is one month. This does not allow adequate time for
administrative preparations, let alone for the Mission to carry out its task. To date, the Mission has actually
operated for 23 days. This amount of time is definitely not sufficient, particularly in view of the number of
items the Mission must investigate. The Mission needs to remain on the ground for a longer period of time,
which would allow it to experience citizens’ daily living conditions and monitor all events. It should be noted
that similar previous operations lasted for several months or, in some cases, several years.
78. Arab and foreign audiences of certain media organizations have questioned the Mission’s credibility
because those organizations use the media to distort the facts. It will be difficult to overcome this problem
unless there is political and media support for the Mission and its mandate. It is only natural that some negative
incidents should occur as it conducts its activities because such incidents occur as a matter of course in similar
missions.
79. The Mission arrived in Syria after the imposition of sanctions aimed at compelling to implement what
was agreed to in the Protocol. Despite that, the Mission was welcomed by the opposition, loyalists and the
Government. Nonetheless, questions remains as to how the Mission should fulfil its mandate. It should be
noted that the mandate established for the Mission in the Protocol was changed in response to developments on
the ground and the reactions thereto. Some of those were violent reactions by entities that were not mentioned
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in the Protocol. All of these developments necessitated an expansion of and a change in the Mission’s mandate.
The most important point in this regard is the commitment of all sides to cease all acts of violence, thereby
allowing the Mission to complete its tasks and, ultimately, lay the groundwork for the political process.
80. Should there be agreement to extend its mandate, then the Mission must be provided with
communications equipment, means of transportation and all the equipment it requires to carry out its mandate
on the ground.
81. On the other hand, ending the Mission’s work after such a short period will reverse any progress, even
if partial, that has thus far been made. This could perhaps lead to chaos on the ground because all the parties
involved in the crisis thus remain unprepared for the political process required to resolve the Syrian crisis.
82. Since its establishment, attitudes towards the Mission have been characterized by insincerity or, more
broadly speaking, a lack of seriousness. Before it began carrying out its mandate and even before its members
had arrived, the Mission was the target of a vicious campaign directed against the League of Arab States and
the Head of the Mission, a campaign that increased in intensity after the observers’ deployment. The Mission
still lack the political and media support it needs in order to fulfil its mandate. Should its mandate be extended,
the goals set out in the Protocol will not be achieved unless such support is provided and the Mission receives
the backing it needs to ensure the success of the Arab solution.
X. Recommendations:
83. In view of the above and of the success achieved in executing the provision of the Protocol, which the
Syrian Government pledged to implement, I recommend the following:
• The Mission must be provided with administrative and logistic support in order allow it to carry out its
tasks. The Mission must also be give the media and political support required to create an appropriate
environment that will enable it to fulfil its mandate in the required manner.
• The political process must be accelerated and a national dialogue must be launched. That dialogue should
run in parallel with the Mission’s work in order to create an environment of confidence that would
contributes to the Mission’s success and prevent a needless extension of its presence in Syria.
(Signed) Muhammad Ahmad Mustafa Al-Dabi
Head of the Mission
Annexes
1. List of observers, their nationalities and their distribution.
2. List of media organizations identified and a list of media organizations that entered Syria, according to the
official information.
3. List of the names of observers who declined to complete the Mission.
4. List showing the number, types and distribution of vehicles and the countries that provided them.
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Translated from Arabic
League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria
Annex I
Names of the observers of the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria
No. Name Nationality Field team Remarks
1 Mr. Abdulaziz Saya‘a Algeria Tartous and
Banyas (leader)
2 Mr. Zerdani Meziane Algeria Tartous and
Banyas
3 Col. Jawad Kazem Ja‘afar Jassem Iraq Tartous and
Banyas
4 Col. Ismail Husayn ‘Uwaysh
Muhsin Al-Zaidi
Iraq Tartous and
Banyas
5 Mr. Said Belabad Algeria Tartous and
Banyas
6 Mr. Said Sultan Muhammad Ben
Sulayman
United
Arab
Emirates
Qamishli and
Hasaka (leader)
7 Mr. Fethi Belhaj Tunisia Qamishli and
Hasaka (deputy)
Permanent
Arab
Committee for
Human Rights,
Paris
8 Mr. Ahmed Mana‘a Tunisia Qamishli and
Hasaka
Permanent
Arab
Committee for
Human Rights,
Paris
9 Mr. Khalid Nasir Muhammad Al-
Suwaidi
United
Arab
Emirates
Qamishli and
Hasaka
10 Mr. Ali Raja‘a Ali Al-Saheli Saudi
Arabia
Qamishli and
Hasaka
11 Mr. Muhammad Ahmed Ali Al-
Ma‘ashi
Saudi
Arabia
Qamishli and
Hasaka
12 Mr. Abulrahman Hamud Al-Qadib Saudi
Arabia
Qamishli and
Hasaka
13 Brig. Abbas Wannas ‘Abbud Iraq Qamishli and
Hasaka
14 Col. Abdulrahman Jassem Hilal
Jassem Al-Ameri
Iraq Qamishli and
Hasaka
15 Brig. Sabah Kazem Ghanem Amer
Al-Saidi
Iraq Qamishli and
Hasaka
16 Brig. Adwar Al-Fur‘an Jordan Suwaida (leader)
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17 Brig. Khadr Qalih Hattab
Muhammad Al-Sudani
Iraq Suwaida
18 Col. Maj. Mahmud Al-Muwali Jordan Suwaida
19 Maj. Fawzi Al-Sahmiyet Jordan Suwaida
20 Mr. Adel Ibrahim Hassan Sudan Suwaida
21 Brig. Abbas Hassan ‘Aydan Abdul
Khaqalji
Iraq Suwaida
22 Mr. Khalid Ali Al-Bawsit Bahrain Tadmur and
Sukhna (leader)
23 Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Bu Rashid Bahrain Tadmur and
Sukhna
24 Ambassador Rashid Lounas Algeria Tadmur and
Sukhna
25 Mr. Ashika Bashir Algeria Tadmur and
Sukhna
26 Mr. Said Saif Al-Shamsi United
Arab
Emirates
Tadmur and
Sukhna
27 Mr. Ali Rashid Ali Al-Husni United
Arab
Emirates
Tadmur and
Sukhna
28 Mr. Ahmed Farhan Thabit Iraq Aleppo
29 Mr. Mazen Fakhir ‘Aliwi Iraq Aleppo
30 Mr. Mustafa Al-Mawhad Mustafa Morocco Aleppo
31 Col. Sadiq Al-‘Awran Jordan Aleppo
32 Mr. Al-Arbi Mkharek Morocco Aleppo
33 Mr. El Hassan Zahid Moroco Aleppo
34 Mr. Abullatif Al-Jabali Tunisia Idlib (leader)
35 Mr. Mustafa Al-Hasan Taha Egypt Idlib Permanent
Arab
Committee for
Human Rights,
Paris
36 Mr. Al-Bukhari Walid Ahmadi Mauritania Idlib
37 Ms. Nun Ja‘afar Yunus Sudan Idlib
38 Mr. Abulqasim ‘Uthman Said Sudan Idlib
39 Mr. ‘Umar Ahmad Abbas Sudan Idlib
40 Mr. Mohammed Yarqi Algeria Deraa (leader)
41 Mr. Muhammad Mahmud Walid
Bubakr
Mauritania Deraa
42 Mr. Beltut ‘Ashur Algeria Deraa
43 Mr. Rafa‘at Merghani Abbas Sudan Deraa Arab
Organization
for Human
Rights
44 Mr. Hashim Hasan Ali Iraq Deraa
45 Mr. Al-Sharif ‘Awwad Rahmat Sudan Deraa
46 Mr. Muhammad Nafi’ullah Walid Mauritania Deraa
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Al-Ni‘ma
47 Col. Maj. Ahmad Salim Al-Kharafi Kuwait Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
(leader)
48 Mr. Issa Sultan Al-Sulayti Bahrain Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
49 Mr. Husayn Salman Mattar Bahrain Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
50 Col. Khader Jabbar Kayan Khalifa
Al-Ka’abi
Iraq Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
51 Mr. Munib Ja’afar Salih Kasid Al-
Maliki
Iraq Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
52 Brig. Nidal Muzhir Muhammad
Abdullah Al-Rukabi
Iraq Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
53 Lt. Col. Salim Muhammad Al-
Hajiri
Kuwait Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
54 Lt. Col. Khalid Nasir Al-Radhan Kuwait Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
55 Brig. Kazem Jawad Yasir Abdulrida
Al-Adili
Iraq Deir Al-Zor and
Bu Kamal
56 Mr. Ja’afar Kubayda Sudan Damascus
(leader)
57 Mr. Juraybi Mihraz Algeria Damascus
58 Mr. Mikati Ali Algeria Damascus
59 Mr Ibrahim Fadl Al-Mawna Sudan Damascus
60 Mr. Muhammad Khalil Morocco Damascus
61 Mr. Muhammad Abduljalil
Abdullah Al-Ansari
United
Arab
Emirates
Damascus
62 Mr. Lahsan Tahami Algeria Damascus
63 Mr. Abdullah Al-Tahir Sudan Homs (a)
(leader)
64 Mr. Salah Abdulkarim Said
Abdullah
Iraq Homs (a)
65 Mr. Zaki Koko Khalid Al-Jak Sudan Homs (a)
66 Mr. Al-Jili Al-Bashir Sudan Homs (a)
67 Mr. Al-Sadiq Al-Fadil Sudan Homs (a)
68 Brig. Ihsan Ali Bu‘aywi Ali Al-
‘Anuz
Iraq Homs (a)
69 Mr. Aid Abdullah Iyad Al-‘Utaybi Saudi
Arabia
Homs (a)
70 Maj. ‘As‘ad Abu ‘Ata Jordan Homs (a)
71 Mr. Umar Sulayman Khayr Abbas Iraq Homs (b)
(leader)
72 Mr. Zaid Muhammad Abdullatif
Muhammad Ali
Iraq Homs (b)
73 Mr. Salih Walid Said Mahmud Mauritania Homs (b)
74 Mr. Muhammad Hassan Said Iraq Homs (b)
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75 Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Walid
Saidi Hammadi
Mauritania Homs (b) Arab
Organization
for Human
Rights
76 Mr. Islam Muhammad Abu Al-
Aynayn Sultan
Egypt Homs (b) Arab
Organization
for Human
Rights
77 Mr. Mustafa Sulih Morocco Homs (b) Permanent
Arab
Committee for
Human Rights,
Paris
78 Mr. Muhammad Husayn Idris Sudan Homs (b)
79 Maj. Muhammad Salim ‘Ata Al-
Salim
Jordan Homs (b)
80 Mr. Salih Ahmad Muhammad Al-
Ghamidi
Saudi
Arabia
Homs (b)
81 Brig. Sulayman Hassan Karim Al-
Siyahi
Iraq Homs (b)
82 Gen. Ali Hassan Hussein Habib Al
Habib
Iraq Latakia (leader)
83 Col. Akram Husayn Tahir Sudan Latakia (deputy)
84 Gen. Hassan Ali Mali Wali Al-
‘Ubaydi
Iraq Latakia
85 Gen. Muhammad Sa‘ud Munji Atya
Zayni
Iraq Latakia
86 Mr. Said Mursi Egypt Latakia
87 Mr. Ali Muhammad Abdullah Al-
Shahhi
United
Arab
Emirates
Latakia
88 Mr. Khalid Muhammad Ali Al-
Shahhi
United
Arab
Emirates
Latakia
89 Mr. Muhammad Khalifa Ali Al-
Kutbi
United
Arab
Emirates
Latakia
90 Mr. Abulqadir Azaria Bin Ahmad Morocco Latakia
91 Mr. Al-Karimani Muwali
Muhammad
Morocco Latakia
92 Gen. Sadiq Ja‘afar Hawsan Al-
Wa’ili
Iraq Raqqa and
Madinat Al-
Thawra (leader)
93 Mr. Mubarak Said Musafir Al-
Khayili
United
Arab
Emirates
Raqqa and
Madinat Al-
Thawra
94 Gen. Sattar Jabbar Zamil Al-Sa‘idi Iraq Raqqa and
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Thawra
95 Mr. Muhammad Said Al-Kutbi United
Arab
Emirates
Raqqa and
Madinat Al-
Thawra
96 Lt. Col. Muhammad Nasir Al-
Humaynan
Kuwait Raqqa and
Madinat Al-
Thawra
97 Maj. Dr. Huquqi Yusuf Ya‘qub Al-
Kandari
Kuwait Raqqa and
Madinat Al-
Thawra
98 Mr. Khadr Husayn Salih Iraq Raqqa and
Madinat Al-
Thawra
99 Mr. Safa’ Husayn Ibrahim Radi Al-
A‘raji
Iraq Raqqa and
Madinat Al-
Thawra
100 Mr. Hadi Rashid Khalid Qatar Damascus
countryside
(leader)
101 Mr. Muhammad Hamad Jarullah Qatar Damascus
countryside
102 Mr. Muhammad Naji‘ ‘Awwad Qatar Damascus
countryside
103 Mr. Hassan Ali Rashid Qatar Damascus
countryside
104 Mr. Muhammad Sayf Muhammad Qatar Damascus
countryside
105 Mr. Hamad Tawim Muhammad Qatar Damascus
countryside
106 Mr. Said Ahmad Yati Al-Falasi United
Arab
Emirates
Damascus
countryside
107 Mr. Ali Sultan Al-Suraydi United
Arab
Emirates
Damascus
countryside
108 Maj. Muhammad ‘Ubayd Al-‘Anzi Kuwait Damascus
countryside
109 Mr. Nawaf Mubarak Sayf Qatar Damascus
countryside
110 Mr. Dayfullah Hasan Abdullah Qatar Damascus
countryside
111 Mr. Abdullah Sultan Abdullah Qatar Damascus
countryside
112 Mr. Muhammad Abdulman‘am
Shadhili Al-Shadhili
Egypt Hama (leader)
113 Mr. Ghanem Mahya Al-Harbi Saudi
Arabia
Hama
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114 Mr. Muhammad Abdulaziz Mana‘a
Al-Dusri
Saudi
Arabia
Hama
115 Mr. Ahmad Al-Nu‘aymi Bahrain Hama
116 Mr. Sami Jalil Salim Iraq Hama
117 Mr. Ali ‘Auda Iraq Hama
118 Mr. Fawaz Mukhlid Musafir Al-
Mutayri
Saudi
Arabia
Hama
119 Mr. Jassim Muhammad Habib ‘Issa Iraq Hama
120 Mr. Abdulrahim Shalabi Egypt Consultative
team
121 H. E. Nazih ‘Umarayn Jordan Consultative
team
122 Brig. Muhammad Ahmad Zaza Jordan Coordination of
operations
123 Mr. Abdullah Said ‘Abbud Al-Asri Saudi
Arabia
Operations
control
124 Mr. Razzaq Abd Ali Muhammad
Al-Tali
Iraq Committee on
detainees
125 Dr. Khalfan Sultan Hamad Al-Kindi United
Arab
Emirates
Committee on
detainees
126 Mr. Mazen Ibrahim Al-Tamimi Bahrain Committee on
detainees
127 Mr. Ahmad Abdullatif Sudan Committee on
detainees
128 Mr. Tariq Al-Mawmani Jordan Public
information
129 Mr. Al-Shadhili Hamid Sudan Public
information
130 Mr. Abdulrahman Ben ‘Umar Morocco Advisers
131 Mr. Tali‘ Al-Sa‘ud Abdullah Al-
Atlasi
Morocco Advisor on
public
information
132 Mr. Abdulillah Muhammad Hassun
Haydar Al-Khafaji
Iraq Transportation
133 Mr. Hamad Rashid Jabir Qatar Administrative
support
134 Mr. Salih Faraj Muhammad Qatar Administrative
support
135 Mr. Khalid Salim Salih Al-Saidi United
Arab
Emirates
Medical support
136 Mr. Afifi Abdullatif Muhammad Sudan Chief,
operations room
137 Mr. Khalid Bin Rabi‘an Saudi
Arabia
Operations
control
138 Mr. Adel Ahmad Sultan United
Arab
Operations
control
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Emirates
139 Mr. Farijat Bushu‘ayb Morocco Operations
supervisor
140 Mr. Fahd Muhammad Ali Qatar Communications
control
141 Mr. Ali Muhammad Ali Qatar Damascus
countryside
142 Ms. Ilham Al-Shajali Yemen Team office League of Arab
States
143 Mr. Sidi ‘Uthman Walid Al-Sheikh Mauritania Team office
144 Mr. Maslah Salih Maslah Al-
‘Utaybi
Saudi
Arabia
Team office
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Annex II
Extent of compliance with paragraph 5 regarding the media
With regard to the media, the protocol states that the Mission should verify that the Syrian
Government gives accreditation to Arab and international media and allows them free and
unfettered movement throughout Syria.
The Mission teams have followed up the issue. They observed that members of the media
were exercising their profession in various regions. They noted some complaints made by members
of the media, who said that the Syrian Government had given them four days in which to work in
the country, a time frame that they considered insufficient. In view of the complaints, and after the
Head of the Mission referred the matter to the Syrian side, the Government agreed to increase the
time frame to ten days including the initial four. The media were thus able to work freely with the
Mission teams.
While the Mission was present, there was only one killing. The victim was the French
journalist Gilles Jacquier, a correspondent for the channel France II, who was walking through
Homs. Each side blamed the other for his death and issued statements condemning it. The
Government formed a committee to investigate the incident, in which a Belgian journalist was also
wounded.
With regard to the decision whether or not to grant entry, the Syrian President Bashar Al-
Assad stated in his speech of 10 January 2012 that the media were selectively allowed to operate in
Syria. However, he did not define the criteria in use. Government figures have indicated that the
decision whether or not to grant entry is based on the journalist’s position regarding Syria and the
events taking place in the country. They stated that only two channels had been barred, namely Al-
Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, which the Government believes to be targeting Syria and its system of
government.
In regions where media access is difficult, the events are being relayed through hightechnology
devices incompatible with television, such as mobile phones and simple cameras that
give a poor picture on satellite television.
According to the latest information, the Mission teams have observed 44 media outlets and a
number of freelance journalists. The Minister of Information, Mr. Adnan Mahmud, stated that 147
Arab and international media outlets had been accredited between the start of December 2011 and
15 January 2012, of which 112 had entered the country, in addition to 90 media outlets that were
already based in Syria and had permanent correspondents.
The media outlets observed covering the events in Syria are as follows.
I. Monitoring by teams of observers
Name Date of monitoring Place
1. Algerian delegation 31/12/2011 Daraa/Damascus
2. Dubai Network 3/1/2012 Damascus
3. BBC Arabic Network 5/1/2012 Outskirts of Damascus
4. German television 7/1/2012 Damascus
5. Iranian television 7/1/2012 Damascus
6. German television 7/1/2012 Damascus
7. Chinese media delegation (14 media
organizations)
7/1/2012 Damascus
8. Russian television – RT 7/1/2012 Damascus
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9. TSR 8/1/2012 Damascus
10. CNN 8/1/2012 Damascus
11. RTL 8/1/2012 Damascus
12. Associated Press Agency 8/1/2012 Damascus
13. France 2 Network 9/1/2012 Homs
14. Italian journalist 9/1/2012 Homs
15. Lebanese journalist 9/1/2012 Homs
16. Japanese television 10/1/2012 Daraa
17. Al-Kawthar Iranian television network 10/1/2012 Damascus
18. Iraqi network 12/1/2012 Damascus
19. Canadian media delegation 12/1/2012 Damascus
20. CBS Network – America 13/1/2012 Damascus
21. Voice of America Radio 13/1/2012 Damascus
22. Financial Times 15/1/2012 Damascus
23. Belgian journalist and writer 15/1/2012 Lattakia
24. Indonesian media delegation 16/1/2012 Aleppo
II. Arab and foreign media that entered Syria since the signing of the Protocol between
19/12/2011 and 16/1/2012, according to official reports:
Name Date of entry Remarks
1. Chinese media delegation made up of 14
journalists from different Chinese media
outlets
19/12/2011 Monitored by team of
observers
2. Japanese TBS Network and Japanese
journalist Yuta Furukawa
19/12/2011
3. Xinhua Chinese News Agency 20/12/2011
4. Agence France Presse French News
Agency
20/12/2011
5. Yomiuri Japanese newspaper and Japanese
journalist Tao Shigeki
26/12/2011 Monitored by team of
observers
6. Belgian journalist Pierre Piccinin 27/12/2011 Monitored by team of
observers
7. New TV – Firas Hatoum, Sa`d al-Din Al-
Rifa`i and Ali Sha`ban
27/12/2011
8. Algerian National Television 30/12/2011 Monitored by team of
observers – part of
Algerian delegation
9. Algerian National Radio 30/12/2011 Part of Algerian
delegation
10. Algerian News Agency 30/12/2011 Part of Algerian
delegation
11. Mainichi Japanese newspaper and Japanese
journalist Hiroaki Wada
1/1/2012
12. TBS Japanese broadcasting network 3/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
13. Italian official television 3/1/2012
14. French journalist Hervé Degal 3/1/2012
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15. BBC News Arabic network 3/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
16. Asahi Shimbun Japanese newspaper 3/1/2012
17. RTL German television and Austrian
journalist Antonia Rados
4/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
18. ORF Austrian broadcasting network and
correspondent Fritz Orter
4/1/2012
19. Aftenposten Norwegian newspaper and
Norwegian journalist Jørgen Lohne
5/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
20. Milli Gazete Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers (Turkish
media delegation)
21. TV5 Turkish network 5/1/2012 Part of the delegation
22. Milliyet Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
23.
hlas Turkish news agency 5/1/2012 ” ”
24. Vatan Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
25. Aksam Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
26. Vakit Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
27. Yeni Safak Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
28. Today’s Zaman English-language Turkish
newspaper
5/1/2012 ” ”
29. KON Turkish television network 5/1/2012 ” ”
30. Hürriyet Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
31. Star Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
32. Turk online news site 5/1/2012 ” ”
33. STV Turkish television network 5/1/2012 ” ”
34. Yeni Asya Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
35. Bugün Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
36. Sözcü Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
37. Cumhuriyet Turkish newspaper 5/1/2012 ” ”
38. Guardian British newspaper and British
journalist Ian Black
5/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
39. NHK Japanese Government television and
Japanese journalist Yujiru Fuori
6/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
40. Russian media delegation and journalist
Dimitri
6/1/2012
41. FR2 French television 7/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
42. Hebdo Swiss newspaper 7/1/2012
43. Lebanese New TV network and
correspondent Firas Hatoum
7/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
44. CNN network: British journalist Dominic
Robertson
8/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
45. Spanish official television and journalist
Oscar Fernando Gómez
8/1/2012
46. British journalist Elizabeth Cocker 8/1/2012
47. Russian journalist Boris Dolgov 8/1/2012
48. Polish journalist Marcin Domagala 8/1/2012
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49. Polish journalist Kornel Sawinski 8/1/2012
50. VRT Belgian radio network 8/1/2012
51. Newspaper of the Republic of Egypt and
journalist Sayyid Husayn Abdul`al
8/1/2012
52. Sole 24 Italian newspaper and journalist
Alberto Negri
9/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
53. Italian-Arab Centre and Lebanese journalist
Talal Khreis
9/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
54. La Vie French magazine 10/1/2012
55. Bild Zeitung German newspaper and
journalist
10/1/2012
56. EFE official Spanish news agency and
journalist Javier Rodríguez
10/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
57. CBC Canadian broadcasting network and
Canadian journalist Susan Ormiston
10/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
58. VRT Belgian television and journalist Rudi
Vranckx
10/1/2012
59. American CBS News network and British
journalist Elizabeth Palmer
11/1/2012
60. Iranian journalist Mostafa Afzalzadeh 11/1/2012
61. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
News, International news department and
journalist Timothy Whewell
11/1/2012
62. Czech TV: Jan Molacek and Martin Bobin 12/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
63. Asahi Shimbun Japanese newspaper, editor 13/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
64. Sky News network and British journalist
Jeremy Thompson
13/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
65. Voice of America radio and television
network: American journalist Elizabeth
Arrott
13/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
66. Financial Times newspaper and British
journalist Abigail Fielding-Smith
14/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
67. Los Angeles Times newspaper and
journalist Alexandra Zavis
14/1/2012 Monitored by team of
observers
List of Arab and international media representatives who have entered Syria since the start of
December 2011
1. The United States channel ABC News: Barbara Jill Waters on 3 December.
2. Delegation of various French media outlets including the journalist Richard Labévière,
working from the Institut Français du Proche Orient (IFPO); Professor Eric Denec, a teacher at
IFPO; and Saida Ben Hbeibes, on 3 December.
3. The Egyptian journalist Sana Al-Said, on 10 December.
4. Abduh Maghribi, editor of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Anba Al-Duwaliyya on 10
December.
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5. Muhammad Al-Fawwal, deputy editor of the newspaper Al-Gumhuriyya, on 10 December.
6. Ilham Al-Maliji, press journalist and analyst, 10 December.
7. Muhammad Mahmud Al-Sayyid of the newspaper Al-Ahram, 10 December.
8. Nura Khalaf, deputy editor of the magazine Hurriyyati, 10 December.
9. Muhammad Said Galal, deputy editor of Akhbar Al-Yawm (Egypt), 10 December.
10. Muhsin Abdulaziz of Al-Ahram, 10 December.
11. Laarbi Usama Al-Dalil, head of the international section, Al-Ahram, 10 December.
12. Ayman Al-Sisi, Al-Ahram, 10 December.
13. Yasir Mishali, deputy editor of Ruz Al-Yusif, 10 December.
14. Rami Al-Maliji of the newspaper Al-Yawm Al-Sabi`, 10 December.
15. Shadiya Ahmad Al-Husri of the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Ra’y, 10 December.
16. Lenka Ardnašova, editor of the Slovak newspaper Extra Plus, 11 December.
17. Robert Kolisek of the State publication Tasar, 11 December.
18. Peter Durkovic, a journalist specializing in the Middle East, 11 December.
19. Filip Fosfic, editor for Slovak television, 11 December.
20. Martin Kubala of the Slovak channel JOV, 11 December.
21. Josef Durica, editor of a weekly magazine, 11 December.
22. Andrea Emkova, a journalist who publishes in the State media, 11 December.
23. German radio and television, 12 December.
24. Makoto Sasaki of the Japanese network Fuji, 13 December.
25. Joerg Ambruster, Friedre Meissner and Heiko Viehl of the German television channel ARD,
15 December.
26. Dietmar Ossenberg of the German television channel ZDF, 15 December.
27. Takeshi Tsuchiya of the Japanese news agency Kyodo , on 15 December.
28. Giuseppe Bonavolontà of the Italian television channel RAI, 16 December.
29. Sara Firth of the English-language channel Russia Today, 17 December.
30. Mariana Belenkaya of the Arabic-language Russian channel Rusiya Al-Yawm, 17
December.
31. Annalisa Rapanà of the Italian news agency ANSA, 18 December.
The Chinese delegation is composed of 14 journalists from various news outlets and entered
the region on 19 December:
32. Zhou Hu, correspondent for Travel News Weekly.
33. Tao Haibin, editor of Global Travel Magazine.
34. Li Wei, editor of Wings of China Magazine.
35. Liu Qiang, editor of Wings of China Magazine.
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36. Lin Haidong, editor of Wang Jia Travel.
37. Zau Yinghao, editor of Wang Jia Travel.
38. Zau Qi, editor of Shanghai Media Group.
39. Jin Song, editor of Shanghai Media Group.
40. Bao Gang, editor of Shanghai Media Group.
41. Yu Meug, editor of Century Business Herald.
42. Ruan Yuhong, editor of the website Blashe
43. Ho Yanguang, editor of China Youth Daily.
44. Qiu Xiaoyu, editor of Chinese international radio.
45. Bao Limin, editor of Youth Reference News.
46. Yuta Furukawa of the Japanese channel TBS, on 19 December.
47. Zheng Kaijun, Li Muzi and Li Jia of the Chinese news agency Xinhua, on 20 December.
48. The French news agency AFP on 20 December.
49. Pierre Piccinin, Belgian author and journalist, entered the region on 27 December.
50. Tao Shigeki of the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri, 26 December.
51. Firas Hatoum, Sa`duddin Al-Rifa`i and Ali Sha`ban of the channel Al-Jadid, 27 December,
52. Algerian national television, on 30 December.
53. Algerian national radio, 30 December.
54. Algerian news agency, 30 December.
55. Hiroaki Wada of the Japanese newspaper Mainichi, 1 January 2012.
56. The Japanese channel TBS, 3 January.
57. Italian State television, 3 January.
58. Hervé Degal, French journalist, 3 January.
59. BBC News Arabic, 3 January.
60. Correspondents for the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, 3 January.
61. The Austrian journalist Antonia Rados for the German television channel RTL, 4 January.
62. Fritz Orter of the Austrian radio and television network ORF, 4 January.
63. Jørgen Lohne of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, 5 January.
64. The Turkish newspaper Milli Gazete, 5 January.
65. The Turkish channel TV5, 5 January.
66. The Turkish newspaper Milliyet, 5 January.
67. The Turkish news agency
hlas, 5 January.
68. The Turkish newspaper Vatan, 5 January.
69. The Turkish newspaper Aksam, 5 January.
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70. The Turkish newspaper Vakit, 5 January.
71. The newspaper Yeni Safak, 5 January.
72. The Turkish English-language newspaper Today’s Zaman, 5 January.
73. The Turkish television channel KON, 5 January.
74. The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet, 5 January.
75. The Turkish newspaper Star, 5 January.
76. The Turkish website Haber Türk, 5 January.
77. The Turkish channel STV, 5 January 2011.
78. The Turkish newspaper Yeni Asya, 5 January.
79. The Turkish newspaper Bugün, 5 January.
80. The Turkish newspaper Sözgü, 5 January.
81. The Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet, 5 January.
82. Ian Black of the UK newspaper The Guardian, 5 January.
83. Yujiru Futori of the Japanese State television NHK, 6 January.
84. The journalist Dimitri of the Russian press delegation, 6 January.
85. The British journalist Dominic Robertson of CNN, 8 January.
86. Oscar Fernando Gómez of Spanish State television, 8 January.
87. The French television channel FR2, 7 January.
88. The Swiss publication Hebdo, 7 January.
89. Firas Hatoum of the Lebanese channel Al-Jadid, 7 January.
90. The British journalist Elizabeth Cocker, 8 January.
91. The Russian journalist Boris Dolgov, 8 January.
92. The Polish journalist Marcin Domalaga, 8 January.
93. The Polish journalist Mateusz Piskorski, 8 January.
94. The Polish journalist Kornel Sawinski, 8 January.
95. The Belgian radio VRT, 8 January.
96. Sayyid Husayn Abdul`al of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Gumhuriyya, 8 January.
97. Alberto Negri of the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, 9 January.
98. The Lebanese journalist Talal Khreis of the Italian-Arab Centre, 9 January.
99. The French magazine La Vie, 10 January.
100. Julian Reichelt of the German newspaper Bild Zeitung, 10 January.
101. Javier Rodríguez of the Spanish State news agency EFE, 10 January.
102. Susan Ormiston of the Canadian radio and television network CBC, 10 January.
103. Rudi Vranckx of the Belgian television channel VRT, 10 January.
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104. Elizabeth Palmer of the US channel CBS News, 11 January.
105. The Iranian journalist Mostafa Afzalzadeh, 11 January.
106. Tim Whewell of BBC News, international section, 11 January.
107. Jan Molacek and Martin Bubin of Czech television, 12 January.
108. The editor of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, 13 January.
109. The British journalist Jeremy Thompson of the channel Sky News, 13 January.
110. Elizabeth Arrot of Voice of America radio and television, 13 January.
111. Abigail Fielding-Smith of the British newspaper Financial Times, 14 January.
112. Alexandra Zavis of the newspaper Los Angeles Times, 14 January.
List of Arab and international media granted accreditation for the region since 1 January
who have yet to enter the country:
1. Kazuhide Iketaki of the Japanese agency Jiji Press, 26 December 2011.
2. Kazayuki Bandok, Head of office and correspondent for the newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun,
accompanied by the Egyptian journalist Mahmud `Id Mahmud, 26 December.
3. Enrique Rubio of the Spanish agency EFE, 27 December.
4. Salwa Al-Khatib, correspondent for Press TV, 9 December.
5. Jon Anderson, correspondent for the magazine The New Yorker, 28 December.
6. Jeremy Bowen of the BBC, 9 December.
7. Roel Maria Geeraedts of the Dutch channel RTL4, 27 December.
8. Paul Jørgensen of the Norwegian channel TV2, 28 December.
9. William Spindle of the Wall Street Journal, 27 December.
10. Hristo Petrov of the independent news agency Trinity M, 27 December.
11. The Algerian newspaper Al-Khabar, 24 December.
12. The US television channel NBC, 26 December.
13. Vidal Dominguez of the Cuban station Radio Habana, 9 December.
14. Tomas Avenarius of the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, 9 December.
15. The Argentinean journalist Karen Marón, who is currently working for French international
radio and the Colombian press, 26 December.
16. Fausto Biloslavo of the newspaper Il Giornale, 28 December.
17. Turutumita Wakishi Tumura of the Japanese television channel Nippon, 1 January 2012.
18. The Arabic-language Russian channel Rusiya Al-Yawm, 1 January.
19. The English-language channel Russia Today, 1 January.
20. The Spanish-language Russian station, 1 January.
21. The American author Charles M. Glass, 7 January.
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22. Alexandra Zavis of the Los Angeles Times, 7 January.
23. Alice Fordham of the Washington Post, 7 January.
24. Arwa Damon of CNN, 7 January.
25. The American journalist Ayman Mohyeldin of NBC News Cairo, 8 January.
26. The journalist Jorg Armbruster of the German channel ARD.
27. The American journalist Kareem Fahim of the New York Times, 8 January.
28. The British journalist and academic James Harkin, 8 January.
29. The Chinese journalist Li Lianxing of the newspaper China Daily, 12 January.
30. Karim Al-Jawhari of the Austrian channel ORF, 12 January.
31. Toshihiro Fuji of the Japanese channel NHK, 12 January.
32. Wang Chu of the Chinese news agency Xinhua, 12 January.
33. Abigail Fielding-Smith of the Financial Times, 12 January.
34. Claudie Abi Hanna of the Lebanese channel Al-Hurra, 12 January.
35. Michael Robert Peel of the Financial Times, 12 January 2012.
36. Jan Eikelboom of Dutch television, 12 January.
37. Ahmad Jadullah Hasan Salem and Maryam Qar`uni of the agency Roberts, 13 January.
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Annex III
Names of observers who withdrew from the League of Arab States Observer Mission
Name Nationality Field team Comments Comments
1 Muhammad
Husayn Umar
Djibouti Homs A Qatar Charity Departed
2 Anwar
Abdulmalik
Algeria Homs A Departed
3 Muhammad
bin Yusuf Al-
Nafati
Tunisia Idlib Departed
4 Ahmad
Abdullah
Muhamamd
Abdullah
Egypt Idlib Departed
5 Abdulhamid
Al-Wali
Morocco Departed
6 Jamal Hamid
Barakat
Egypt Hama Arab Human
Rights
Organization
Departed
7 Nabil
Abdulmuhsin
Hasan Al-
Shalabi
Egypt Hama Arab Human
Rights
Organization
Departed
8 Haidi Ali
Muhammad
Al-Tayyib
Egypt Hama Arab Human
Rights
Organization
Departed
9 Ibrahim
Abdullah Al-
Sulayman
Saudi Arabia Hama Arab Human
Rights
Organization
Departed
10 Karim
Abdulmuhsin
Hasan Al-
Shalabi
Egypt Homs A Arab Human
Rights
Organization
Departed
11 Manina bint
Muhammad
Salim
Mauritania Deraa Arab Human
Rights
Organization
Departed
12 Hisham
Bnay`ish
Morocco Damascus Departed
13 Isam
Abdulrahman
Sudan Damascus Departed
14 Muhammad
Salim
United Arab Deraa Departed
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Muhammad
Rashid Al-
Ka`bi
Emirates
15 Yahya
Abdulmuhsin
Al-`Itabi
Iraq Deraa Arab Human
Rights
Organization
Left without
the Mission’s
permission
and at his own
expense
16 Isam Mansur
Muhammad
Miqdad
Jordan Coordinator Arab
Committee on
Human Rights
Departed
17 Muhammad
Uthman Al-
Sudairi
Tunisia Aleppo Departed
18 Sabr Al-
Rawashida
Jordan Aleppo Departed
19 Jalal bin
Ibrahim Al-
Sanusi
Tunisia Idlib Departed
20 Muhammad
bin Husayn
bin Yusuf
Tunisia Idlib Departed
21 Muhammad
Salah Ali
Shawar
Egypt Idlib Egyptian
National
Council on
Human Rights
Departed
22 Hadi Al-Yami Saudi Arabia Committee on
detainees
Arab
Committee on
Human Rights
Special leave
for five days
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Vehicle fleet
League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria
Land Cruiser Mercedes N Nissan Cadillac
o.
Count
ry Armou
red
Regu
lar
Armou
red
Regu
lar
Armou
red
Regul
ar
Armou
red
Regu
lar
Tot
al
Rema
rks
1 Iraq 7 – 10 – - – - – 17 23
armour
ed
2 Qatar – 5 – - – 4
(Toyo
ta)
1 – 10 15 g
armour
ed
3 Saudi
Arabi
a
5 – - – - – - – 5
4 Unite
d
Arab
Emira
tes
- – - – - 6 – - 6
Total
armoured
vehicles
12 5 10 – - 10 1 – 38
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Appendix IV
Vehicles used by the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria
No. Country Make Plate
number
Regular/
armoured
Type Sector Remarks
1 Qatar Land Cruiser 2192 Regular 4 x 4 Deraa
2 Qatar Land Cruiser 2193 Regular 4 x 4 Homs (b)
3 Qatar Land Cruiser 2194 Regular 4 x 4 Banyas
4 Qatar Land Cruiser 2195 Regular 4 x 4 Hama
5 Qatar Land Cruiser 2196 Regular 4 x 4 Idlib
6 Qatar Land Cruiser 2197 Regular 4 x 4 Suwaida
7 Qatar Land Cruiser 2198 Regular 4 x 4 Damascus Ready for deployment
8 Qatar Land Cruiser 2199 Regular 4 x 4 Qamishli
9 Qatar Land Cruiser 2201 Regular 4 x 4 Damascus Ready for deployment
10 Qatar Cadillad 2212 Armoured 4 x 4 Damascus
countryside
11 Saudi Arabia GMS 2231 Armoured 4 x 4 Homs
12 Saudi Arabia GMS 2232 Armoured 4 x 4 Homs
13 Saudi Arabia GMS 2233 Armoured 4 x 4 Qamishli
14 Saudi Arabia GMS 2234 Armoured 4 x 4 Hama
15 Saudi Arabia GMS 2235 Armoured 4 x 4 Tadmur
16 United Arab
Emirates
Nissan 2214 Regular 4 x 4 Latakia Inoperable
17 United Arab
Emirates
Nissan 2215 Regular 4 x 4 Latakia
18 United Arab
Emirates
Nissan 2216 Regular 4 x 4 Qamishli
19 United Arab
Emirates
Nissan 2217 Regular 4 x 4 Latakia Inoperable
20 United Arab
Emirates
Nissan 2222 Regular 4 x 4 Tadmur
21 United Arab
Emirates
Nissan 2223 Regular 4 x 4 Latakia
22 Iraq Mercedes 2202 Armoured Station
wagon
Homs (a)
23 Iraq Mercedes 2203 Armoured Station
wagon
Damascus
countryside
24 Iraq Mercedes 2204 Armoured Station
wagon
Aleppo
25 Iraq Mercedes 2205 Armoured Station
wagon
Homs (a)
26 Iraq Mercedes 2206 Armoured Station
wagon
Suwaida
27 Iraq Mercedes 2207 Armoured Station
wagon
Deraa
28 Iraq Mercedes 2208 Armoured Station
wagon
Deir Al-Zor
29 Iraq Mercedes 2209 Armoured Station Banyas
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wagon
30 Iraq Mercedes 2210 Armoured Station
wagon
With the team
31 Iraq Mercedes 2211 Armoured Station
wagon
Homs (b)
32 Iraq Land Cruiser 2224 Armoured 4 x 4 Latakia
33 Iraq Land Cruiser 2225 Armoured 4 x 4 Damascus Undergoing
maintenance
34 Iraq Land Cruiser 2226 Armoured 4 x 4 Idlib
35 Iraq Land Cruiser 2227 Armoured 4 x 4 Raqqa and
Al-Thawra
36 Iraq Land Cruiser 2228 Armoured 4 x 4 Raqqa and
Al-Thawra
37 Iraq Land Cruiser 2229 Armoured 4 x 4 Deir Al-Zor
38 Iraq Land Cruiser 2230 Armoured 4 x 4 Raqqa and
Al-Thawra

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Commento di Casimiro Corsi: “Come per Saddam Hussein gli amerikani stanno da tempo creando IL NEMICO e come per Saddam Hussein i giornalisti pennivendoli portano avanti la strategia di creare IL NEMICO da cui difendersi per giustificare l’attacco prima che li colpisca. Ecco come ha iniziato il Wall street journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203824904577215592376556800.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_h – Gli amerikani che bevono tutto berranno pure questa giustificando la guerra per la loro sopravvivenza ma giustificata in realtà da altri motivi quale quello del petrolio. Saddam Hussein aveva deciso di vendere il petrolio in euro e questo avrebbe voluto dire la fine della carta straccia americana chiamata dollaro che tutti ora cercano per comprare il petrolio. Se il dollaro carta straccia non servisse per il petrolio la sua richiesta crollerebbe, a favore dell’euro, come l’Amerika senza colpo ferire. Gli americani sono ben consci di questo loro punto debole sul quale vogliono spingere chi vuole la loro fine. Gli iraniani un paio di anni fa avevano deciso di aprire una borsa del petrolio in euro e non so per quale “motivo” non sia partita!!!!. Questo è il vero motivo della guerra all’Iran che ci sarà. I tamburi di guerra iniziano a rullare. Così è iniziata la guerra all’Iraq Altro che bomba atomica!”