Arab League to hold emergency meeting

The Syrian situation has prompted theArab League to hold an emergency meeting The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced on Sunday that 22 people were killed; 16 from Homs and five military individuals The Observatory stated that the 16 of were killed by security forces in the city of Homs, while five soldiers were killed in an attack launched by an unknown armed group, believed to be dissidents from the Syrian Armed Forces, close to a security blockade in Adlib. Meanwhile, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Al Thani and current Head of the Arab League called for an emergency meeting at the ministerial level to discuss the Syrian situation.     
The Observatory said: "Eleven were killed in Baba Amr during the strike launched on civilians using heavy machine guns and other weapons. Another from Bab Tadmor disappeared Sunday morning and was found slaughtered in Al Kateeb tombs in addition to another found killed by snipers bullets in Gobar. Security forces killed one more person in Bab El Doraib and a dead body was found in Gob El Gandaly two days ago as well as another found killed in Karam El Zeitoun few days ago."
Huge demonstrations were held all over the city while shots were heard in Bab El Sebaa and explosions peppered the surrounding territories. The Observatory added that "intensive gun shooting was heard in Karam El Zeitoun, Gob El Gandaly and Al Baiada neighborhoods in additions to the explosions that rattled Bab El Doraib. Al Ghouta also witnessed intensive security deployment."
On the other hand, activists from Edlib said "Five armed individuals were killed today during an attack of security barrier in the city of Edlib launched by armed people believed to be dissidents from the Syrian Armed Forces."
The report by the Observatory also said: "Gunfire dispersed a huge demonstration in Kafrouma, claiming dozens of lives."
In Latakia, there was heavy deployment of security forces and thugs dressed in plain clothes on the crossroads leading to mosques midst security and civil vehicles patrolling the city. Horiya Mosque was reported under siege by security vehicles and as soon as Takbeer started, the security forces attacked the protestors and dispersed the demonstration.
The same tactic was applied to Al Fattahy mosque that was under siege by security vehicles and thugs who were fully armed and supported by a traffic vehicle.
At Rakka, security forces launched arrest campaigns since the early morning search for activists who organised the demonstration went out after Eid al Adha prayers in response to the demonstrations of pro- Bashar people went out this morning.
In the meantime, political prisoners in Syrian jails entered an open hunger strike today protesting against the unfulfilled promises to be set free by the Syrian authorities, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Meanwhile, the Middle East News Agency added that some statements issued by the general assembly of the Arab League referred to the ministerial committee of Syrian affairs meeting on Friday headed by Jassim to study the current situation in Syria before holding the summit of Arab League on Saturday.
The Arab League reached an agreement accepted by Syria to stop violence in the country and withdraw armed forces from the streets, as well as setting prisoners free and allowing the functioning of a free press.
Assad’s regime accepted the plan but has shown  no sign of following through.  
The latest deaths bring to at least 60 the number of people killed since Assad's government signed on to the Arab League peace plan on November 2.
Syria on Saturday said it had released more than 550 people who were arrested during anti-regime protests, to mark the Eid al-Adha feast.
The French foreign minister said it was now clear there was "nothing more to expect" from Assad's regime in terms of honouring its commitments under the Arab peace plan.
"Bashar al-Assad accepts the Arab League peace plan and the next day he massacres dozens more people in the streets," Alain Juppe told Europe 1 radio on Sunday.
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi had warned the failure of the deal would be "disastrous" for Syria and the region and demanded an immediate end to the bloodshed.
The United Nations estimates that more than 3,000 people have been killed in a brutal crackdown since anti-regime protests erupted in mid-March.