Anti-government demonstrators have been out in force in the Syrian city of Homs as Arab League observers begin a peace mission.

But with the UN reporting over 5000 people killed since protests began in March, Ausama Monajed, adviser to the secretary general of the Syrian National Council, addresses scepticism at whether the Arab League has the ability to end the violence.

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