At least 20,000 protesters gathered in Homs as Arab League observers arrived Tuesday at Syria's third largest city, following reports that 60 people had been killed in the past 24 hours in the province. The Arab League delegation is headed by veteran Sudanese military intelligence officer General Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi. The delegation arrived and was already in meetings with the governor of Homs. The 50 monitors now in the country, who include Iraqis, Tunisians and Algerians nationals, are supposed to ensure compliance, though so far there is no sign that Assad is implementing any of the terms. Another 100 monitors are set to arrive by the end of December.
